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Short sales are already picking up in the distressed-property market, and the trend is expected to explode in coming weeks, when the government starts handing out cash to encourage lenders to close these deals. “Banks have ramped up short sale approvals,” said Duane Legate of House Buyer Network. “They’re hiring a lot of the people [...]

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Property flips are legal if done correctly in an open and transparent manner. Legitimate, solid sources have documented their changes recently. Wells Fargo, Bank of America and now FHA, all have acknowledged Legitimate Property Flips. Banks are finally catching up with the market and opening up their guidelines to allow more investors to revitalize the [...]

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The Obama administration continues to search for a solution for homeowners facing foreclosure, the reality of the situation is only about 4 percent of these at-risk homeowners receive long-term mortgage help, according to a recent report by CNN.com.  Nearly 2 million housing units in the U.S. are in foreclosure or are bank-owned, and more are [...]

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According to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) National Delinquency Survey, the delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties rose to a seasonally adjusted rate of 9.64% of all loans outstanding as of the end of the third quarter of 2009, up 40 basis points from the second quarter of 2009, and up 265 [...]

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According to a securitization research note by Barclays Capital, short sales have been boosted by mandatory and voluntary foreclosure prevention efforts that prevent mortgages from entering real estate owned (REO) status. As federally-funded modifications made through the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) grow in frequency and lenders are expected to hold off on foreclosure proceedings, [...]

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