Big banks easing mortgage terms for at-risk borrowersSunday, July 3, 2011 @ 4:20AMAs millions of Americans struggle in foreclosure with little hope of relief, big banks are going to borrowers who are not even in default and cutting their debt or easing the mortgage terms, sometimes with no questions asked.
Banks Easing Terms or Debt on Some Option ARM LoansSaturday, July 2, 2011 @ 4:29AMTwo of the nation’s biggest lenders are quietly modifying loans for tens of thousands of borrowers who have not asked for help but whom the banks deem to be at special risk.
Real Estate Wonk: 3 measures that matter for a housing market's healthWednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 9:32AMFirst, jobs. Second, the price of homes vs. the cost to rent. Third, foreclosures. Makes sense. If the local economy isn't growing, you won't have a growing number of people able to buy.
Home sales sink to lowest level of the yearTuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 9:16AMThe crucial spring home selling season is almost gone and it has left a wounded housing market limping in its wake.
Palm Beach County home sales up 26 percent in MayTuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 5:29AMPalm Beach County home sales up 26 percent in May
Tulsa foreclosure rate falls, but now ranks 20th in U.S.Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 4:47AMTulsa-area home repossessions are still well below last year thanks to a flat May, according to a new report.
California home sales extend their slide in MayWednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 5:30PMSales of homes in California plunged 13.3% in May from the same month a year ago, when tax incentives were fueling the market, according to real estate research firm DataQuick of San Diego. The lackluster sales market, which economists say...
Through NINA, a Refinancing Nightmare in BrooklynSunday, June 12, 2011 @ 9:17PMAn immigrant couple with a home in Brooklyn has struggled under the terms of a No Income, No Assets loan typical of many made in recent years.
Condominium sales rise on MauiSaturday, June 11, 2011 @ 6:43AMSales of condominium units were the bright spot in the May Maui home sales picture, as compiled by the Realtors Association of Maui Inc. Sales of condominium units rose 5.7 percent in May, with 111 units sold versus 105 in the year-ago period.