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Fixer-Upper Financing: 203k Program Provides Buyers with Renovation Funds
March 22, 2010 – 11:08 am | No Comment

RISMEDIA, March 22, 2010—(MCT)—The word “as-is” can indeed be one scary phrase. Especially when buying a home in today’s market where foreclosures and short sales that need fix-up work are plentiful.
But a little-known Federal Housing …

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10 Staging Tips to Help Your Home Sell
March 20, 2010 – 12:31 pm | No Comment

RISMEDIA, March 19, 2010—(MCT)—Want to sell your home? Get out the bucket, mop and Mr. Clean. The key to making a positive first impression is simple, said Sandra Rinomato, host of HGTV’s popular “Property Virgins” …

Single-Family Starts Hold Firm in February 2010
March 20, 2010 – 12:31 pm | No Comment

RISMEDIA, March 18, 2010—The pace of single-family home production remained virtually unchanged in February 2010, with a 0.6% decline to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 499,000 units, according to figures recently released by the …

Foreclosures Weigh on Builder Confidence in March
March 20, 2010 – 12:31 pm | No Comment

RISMEDIA, March 17, 2010—Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes fell back two points to 15 in March as poor weather conditions and distressed property sales posed increasing challenges to both builders …

Bank of America Sues First American
March 20, 2010 – 12:30 pm | No Comment

Mortgage industry lawsuits are beginning to stack up – Federal Home Loan Banks are suing lenders, lenders are suing insurers – all in an attempt to recoup losses from a crippling national housing crisis. In …

New President Takes Over Grubb & Ellis Apartment REIT
March 20, 2010 – 12:30 pm | No Comment

Gustav G. Gus Remppies has been appointed as the new president of Santa Ana, California-based Grubb & Ellis Apartment REIT, Inc. He assumes the position from Stanley J. “Jay” Olander, who has served as president …

Embrace Home Loans Moves into Virginia
March 20, 2010 – 12:30 pm | No Comment

Embrace Home Loans has officially opened a new branch in Fairfax, Virginia. The office is managed by local mortgage professional, Gil Lunsford, who has 26 years of industry experience and leads a team of mortgage …

Fiserv Enhances Loan Servicing Platform
March 20, 2010 – 12:30 pm | No Comment

Brookfield, Wisconsin-based Fiserv, Inc., a global provider of financial services technology solutions, recently announced enhanced investor capabilities for its Loan Servicing Platform. The new technology allows users to have real-time access to the cash position …

Nine Firms Sued by Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
March 20, 2010 – 12:30 pm | No Comment

The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco has filed suit against nine securities dealers – including some of the nation’s biggest lenders – alleging they made untrue statements related to the federal bank’s investments …