A short sale could be a better deal than bankruptcy or foreclosure, but it can also sap your time, wither your credit score and well, cost you money....
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The U.S. Treasury is poised to announce a finalized plan to expand mortgage relief efforts to include short sales. A short sale occurs when the bank...
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There's nothing worse than a listing that languishes unsold for weeks or months. With fewer bidding wars, flipping that has flopped and the squeeze...
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Part III of III: Shop around for title, escrow services The $10 billion-a-year title insurance and escrow industry is under fire again -- if they...
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Part II of III: Title, escrow services necessary The $10 billion-a-year title insurance and escrow industry is under fire again -- if they were ever...
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Part I of III: What is it this time? The title and escrow industry is under the microscope again. • After rejecting rate hike requests from the...
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With San Francisco Bay Area home prices nearly half what they were three years ago, during the peak of the market, sales jumped to their highest level...
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HVCC might as well be an acronym for Hate the Valuation Code of Conduct. HVCC really stands for Home Valuation Code of Conduct, new federal mortgage...
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For home buyers, increased affordability is great. For sellers? With those lower prices? Not so much. And who says real estate is so local?...
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Appraisers finally have something to crow about and housing consumers can join the chorus -- soft as it may be. For lenders, Freddie Mac's Bulletin...
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