NYTimes: Real Estate Shell Companies Scheme to Defraud Owners Out of Their Homes

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/08/nyregion/real-estate-shell-companies-scheme-to-defraud-owners-out-of-their-homes.html?smid=nytcore-ipad-share&smprod=nytcore-ipad

Relying on the secrecy of limited liability companies, white-collar thieves are targeting pockets of New York City for fraudulent deed transfers, leaving the victims groping for redress.


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Florida still leads nation in foreclosures

Story link below:

http://www.nbc-2.com/story/25751366/florida-still-leading-nation-in-foreclosures

Many seek new homes near cities but are priced out

http://www.khou.com/news/national/262655211.html

Foreclosures and suicide rates linked

http://psychcentral.com/news/2014/05/26/link-between-foreclosures-suicides/70407.html

Mortgage interest rates fall

http://www.clickondetroit.com/money/mortgage-rates-fall-lowest-since-october/26117424

Delinquency Ticks Up Slightly, But Foreclosures Continue To Drop In April

http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news159668.html

ARM mortgages; are they right for you?

http://www.denverpost.com/realestatenewsold/ci_25735302/is-an-arm-mortgage-right-you?source=rss

NYTimes: Why the Housing Market Is Still Stalling the Economy

http://nyti.ms/1f7JGYT

Millions are living with parents or friends and just not setting up households.

Interest rates drop

http://m.recordpub.com/real%20estate/2014/04/16/30-year-fixed-mortgage-rates-fall-to-lowest-in-6-weeks

Article

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=291887535&ft=1&f=

A Trusting Couple, Now Thrown for Two Loops

http://nyti.ms/1c1M7Es

The lawyer for a Miami Beach couple says their names were forged on mortgage documents. And now the title insurer refuses to settle with them on most of the properties involved.

Getting a mortgage may get tougher under new rules

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2013/11/27/3867057/getting-a-mortgage-may-get-tougher.html

NYTimes: More Cities Consider Using Eminent Domain to Halt Foreclosures

http://nyti.ms/HXsHJy

Several cities are weighing the purchase of mortgages from underwater homes — by force if necessary — to curb foreclosures and falling property values.


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Article: Mortgage relief didn't help many keep their homes, critics say

Mortgage relief didn't help many keep their homes, critics say
http://www.topix.com/business/foreclosures/2013/09/13092967I3HH

NYTimes: Outrage as Homeowners Prepare for Substantially Higher Flood Insurance Rates

From The New York Times:

Outrage as Homeowners Prepare for Substantially Higher Flood Insurance Rates

Changes in the federal flood insurance program last year and the impact of Hurricane Sandy are helping to drive up rates in the New York region by many thousands of dollars.

http://nyti.ms/13fmdNk


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NYTimes: It’s Not Everyone’s Time to Buy a Home

From The New York Times:

SKETCH GUY: It's Not Everyone's Time to Buy a Home

Expert advice to buy real estate does not make sense for everyone, the author writes, and a little time with paper and pencil is a wise investment.

http://nyti.ms/18vqT2g


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NYTimes: Home Loans for Millennials

From The New York Times:

MORTGAGES: Home Loans for Millennials

Young adults, known as millennials or Generation Y, will very likely force some type of shift in the housing market.

http://nyti.ms/16jUUkP


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Article: Understanding the foreclosure process

Understanding the foreclosure process - journal-news.net | News, sports, jobs, community information for Martinsburg - The Journal
http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/594416/Understanding-the-foreclosure-process.html?nav=5001

Article: Understanding the foreclosure process

Understanding the foreclosure process - journal-news.net | News, sports, jobs, community information for Martinsburg - The Journal
http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/594416/Understanding-the-foreclosure-process.html?nav=5001

Article: Standard & Poor's says it will face Justice Dept suit over subprime ratings | Money - WTAE Home

Standard & Poor's says it will face Justice Dept suit over subprime ratings | Money - WTAE Home
http://www.wtae.com/news/money/Standard-Poor-s-says-it-will-face-Justice-Dept-suit-over-subprime-ratings/-/9680890/18403186/-/rny76cz/-/index.html