Posts In Category Foreclosures

Once Trusted Mortgage Pioneers, Now Scrutinized

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Herbert and Marion Sandler, long viewed as model citizens of the mortgage industry, have been swept into the debate over who is to blame. Read full story: NYT > Foreclosures […]

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To Avert Blight, City Will Repair and Resell Vacant Homes

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New York City will spend $24 million to rehabilitate and resell 115 foreclosed homes, one of the most aggressive steps city officials have taken in years to prevent neighborhood blight. […]

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Swindlers Find Growing Market in Foreclosures

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A new breed of swindlers calling themselves “foreclosure rescue companies” is preying on desperate homeowners.
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Wider Role Urged for Housing Choice

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Members of the Senate banking committee urged the housing secretary nominee, Shaun Donovan, to be aggressive in fighting home foreclosures.
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Former California Homeowners Lash Out at Builder

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The protest was the latest effort to pressure KB Home, one of the nation’s largest home builders, to change its lending policies.
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Banks Starting to Walk Away on Foreclosures

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Banks are quietly declining to take possession of properties at the end of the foreclosure process because the cost of the ordeal exceeds the value of the real estate. Read […]

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