Saturday, July 2, 2011

NYTimes: The Benefits of a Biweekly Mortgage Plan

From The New York Times:

MORTGAGES: The Benefits of a Biweekly Mortgage Plan

Borrowers can save thousands of dollars in interest by debiting half a mortgage payment every two weeks.

http://nyti.ms/mmULt0


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NYTimes: The Swindler and the Home Loans

From The New York Times:

FAIR GAME: The Swindler and the Home Loans

After a theft involving home loans, should lenders bear any blame? That's at issue in a case now in a New York State court.

http://nyti.ms/ilHD6K


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ABCNews.com: Housing Market Improves in Rural States

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/housing-market-turning-rural-states/story?id=13962678

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The Washington Post: Burning down the house

Burning down the house
http://wapo.st/igP4sh



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The Washington Post: Home warranty fees coming under scrutiny

Home warranty fees coming under scrutiny
http://wapo.st/ke9kBT



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NYTimes: For Home Prices, It’s Back to at Least 2004

From The New York Times:

OFF THE CHARTS: For Home Prices, It's Back to at Least 2004

The Case-Shiller home price index managed a small gain in April, but most markets are still not as high as they were in 2004.

http://nyti.ms/mLKBhD


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Friday, July 1, 2011

The Washington Post: Foreclosure backlogs swell

From The Washington Post for iPad

Foreclosure backlogs swell
http://wapo.st/kZGUVh



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Foreclosures for sale, all homes sold as is - The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/foreclosures-for-sale-all-homes-sold-as-is/2011/06/20/AG3k05iH_story.html


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More Money for Struggling Homeowners - SmartMoney.com

http://www.smartmoney.com/spend/real-estate/more-money-for-struggling-homeowners-1309312646029/


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Banks Get a Break From the Fed. Will You? - Pay Dirt - SmartMoney

http://blogs.smartmoney.com/paydirt/2011/06/30/banks-get-a-break-from-the-fed-will-you/


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NYTimes: Mortgage Executive Receives 30-Year Sentence

From The New York Times:

DEALBOOK: Mortgage Executive Receives 30-Year Sentence

Lee B. Farkas, the former chairman of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker, received less than the 385-year penalty sought by federal prosecutors.

http://nyti.ms/iAuICy


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NYTimes: Romney Blasts Obama as ‘a Failure’ on the Economy

From The New York Times:

Romney Blasts Obama as 'a Failure' on the Economy

Mitt Romney made a campaign stop outside a shuttered steel plant in Allentown, Pa., blaming its closing on the president's economic policies.

http://nyti.ms/mvWfwj


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