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Home sales volume and price peaks
By Bradley Markano • Jan 19th, 2012 • Category: ChartsThis article looks at home sales volume through and beyond the current recovery.
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March 2010 RCD
By ft Editorial Staff • Mar 1st, 2010 • Category: March 2010 Journal, Recent Case DecisionsA digest of recent court cases affecting real estate.
February 2010 RCD
By ft Editorial Staff • Feb 3rd, 2010 • Category: February 2010 Journal, Recent Case DecisionsA digest of recent court cases affecting real estate.
February 2010 LW
By ft Editorial Staff • Feb 3rd, 2010 • Category: February 2010 Journal, Legislative WatchA look at the legislation affecting real estate enacted during the 2009-2010 Legislative Session. For an archive of Legislative Watch years, click here.
Due diligence investigations into a trust deed note
By Connor P. Wallmark • Feb 2nd, 2010 • Category: Feature Articles, February 2010 Journal, Journal ArticlesThis article analyzes the due diligence investigations by a mortgage loan broker (MLB) into a trust deed note available for purchase by his trust deed investor.
February Forms
By Connor P. Wallmark • Feb 1st, 2010 • Category: February 2010 Journal, Form of the MonthGet your buyer the best financial advantage – Submit multiple loan applications and compare
Federal government: give up the comedy routine and get to work
By ft Editorial Staff • Jan 14th, 2010 • Category: real estate newsflashThe Making Home Affordable program created by the current administrated has made matters worse for homeowners and the economy. Homeowners have been dragged along with lender’s extend-and-pretend temporary loan modifications, pouring money into loans that are ultimately foreclosed on by lenders. Money wasted in trial modifications would have been saved for moving expenses and rental [...]
Fannie Mae reveals owner-occupant preferential program
By ft Editorial Staff • Jan 5th, 2010 • Category: real estate newsflashFannie Mae unveiled its First Look program for buyer-occupants. It is designed to give potential buyer-occupants of real estate owned (REO) resale properties priority over all other types of buyers during the first 15 days the REO property is on the market. First Look also helps buyer-occupants acquire Fannie Mae REO homes through a reduction [...]
Homebuyer tax credit part 2: return of the subsidy
By ft Editorial Staff • Dec 15th, 2009 • Category: real estate newsflashThe federal government extended the homebuyer tax credit, again providing first time homebuyers with up to $8,000 in subsidy on the purchase of a principal residence. New to the tax credit: a provision for repeat homebuyers, who are eligible for up to $6,500. This sequel to the homebuyer tax credit will expire on April 30, [...]
Loan modification program for distressed landlords, investors and owners of second homes
By Connor P. Wallmark • Nov 30th, 2009 • Category: real estate newsflashLandlords, investors and owners of second homes in various stages of default are not eligible for a loan modification under the federal government’s Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). However, Fannie Mae has recently introduced a Payment Reduction Plan (PRP) made specifically for these individuals. Under the PRP, landlords, investors and owners of second homes (borrowers) [...]
