How Important Is Price When Selling Your Home?
March 2, 2010 – 7:26 pm | No Comment

Recently, I discussed the importance of staging your home, decluttering and depersonalizing. We call this the 5 P’s. PROPER PREPARATION PREVENTS POOR PRESENTATION.  However, no matter how wonderful your home looks, if you are not …

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New GFE and HUD-1 Settlement Statement to Create More Transparent Lending Process
March 6, 2010 – 6:56 am | No Comment

RISMEDIA, March 6, 2010—Not only did we turn over a new year on January 1, 2010, but the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) ushered in monumental and mandatory changes to the Good …

Poll Shows Strong Support for Government Housing Initiatives
March 4, 2010 – 12:15 pm | No Comment

RISMEDIA, March 5, 2010—Americans remain strongly committed to federal support for home buyers, according to a recent survey of U.S. households.
Roughly 68% of those polled said the government should continue to support housing, and 65% …

NAHB Reminds Home Buyers: Tax Credit Expiring Soon
March 4, 2010 – 12:05 pm | No Comment

RISMEDIA, March 5, 2010—The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) wants potential home buyers to be aware that they still have the opportunity to take advantage of the $8,000 first-time home buyer or $6,500 repeat …

More Government Help Coming to Homeowners in California, Arizona, Nevada, Florida and Michigan
March 3, 2010 – 7:57 am | No Comment

RISMEDIA, March 1, 2010—President Obama recently announced an additional $1.5 billion in homeowner aid for the areas of the country hardest-hit by declining home values. Florida, Michigan, Arizona, California and Nevada are the five states …

11.3 Million Homeowners Underwater on Mortgage
March 3, 2010 – 7:57 am | No Comment

RISMEDIA, February 26, 2010—(MCT)—More than 11.3 million homeowners—nearly one-fourth of all Americans with a mortgage—owe more on their loan than their home is now worth, according to a report recently released by FirstAmerican CoreLogic.
More than …

Obama Targeting Homeowners with $1.5 Billion in Assistance
March 3, 2010 – 7:57 am | No Comment

RISMEDIA, February 23, 2010—(MCT)—Facing millions of foreclosures and high unemployment, President Barack Obama recently announced a $1.5 billion fund to help unemployed homeowners and other struggling borrowers in a handful of states.
“What we can do …

Housing Starts Rise in January 2010
March 3, 2010 – 7:57 am | No Comment

RISMEDIA, February 22, 2010—Nationwide housing production hit its strongest pace in the last six months this January, posting a 2.8% gain to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 591,000 units, according to figures recently released …

Mortgage Modifications Up in January 2010
March 3, 2010 – 7:57 am | No Comment

RISMEDIA, February 19, 2010—(MCT)—The number of mortgages with permanently lowered monthly payments under the Obama administration’s foreclosure prevention program increased dramatically in January 2010.
In all, the number went up to 116,297, with an additional 76,482 …

Administration Hopes to Make Mortgage Modification Program More Effective
March 3, 2010 – 7:57 am | No Comment

RISMEDIA, February 18, 2010—(MCT)—Experts fear a new wave of foreclosures will hit this year as prolonged unemployment makes it difficult for millions of homeowners to pay their mortgages—and many of them aren’t likely to get …

National Association of Realtors Launches New Consumer Website
March 3, 2010 – 7:57 am | No Comment

RISMEDIA, February 18, 2010—The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) announced the launch of HouseLogic, a new, comprehensive consumer website about all aspects of homeownership. HouseLogic helps homeowners make smart decisions and take responsible actions to …