Short Sales: Fertile Ground for Fraud

The effects of the 2008-2011 housing collapse continue to be felt across the US, as foreclosures percolate through the courts and lenders, as homeowners struggle to make monthly mortgage payments. This shadow side of the rebounding housing market has spawned a number...

Distressed Homeowners Take the Short Sale Option

Before the great mortgage crisis of 2008 - 2011, relatively few people outside the real estate community knew much about specialized terms like ARM or short sale. But as more and more houses fell into foreclosure, these words made headlines across the country. And...

Insurance Protects Investment Income

Even in a volatile market, rental income property remains a relatively low-risk investment, with the potential for long-term returns as long as tenants are in place to pay rents. But incidents can happen to create liability for an investor, or to cause a loss of...

Flopping Houses: A New Kind of Mortgage Fraud

In the aftermath of the mortgage meltdown of a few years ago, several new varieties of mortgage fraud emerged, as buyers and sellers scrambled to grab properties and turn them over as fast as possible. Among the latest: , a strategy in which sellers deliberately...

Mortgage Market Changes: Good News for Investors

how can i get my ex girlfriend back The housing collapse of 2008-2011 changed the landscape of mortgage lending. In the aftermath of massive defaults on mortgages all over the country, new standards set by lenders helped to create a new class of “permanent” renters...

Mortgage Markets: Silver Lining for Investors?

In 100 major housing markets around the country it’s cheaper to buy a house than rent. As rising rent prices outstrip mortgage payments, becoming a homeowner holds allure for many short and long term renters. But even with homeownership backed by the US Federal...

The Shadow Side of the Housing Rebound

A new US News and World Report article on the recent upswing in the housing market also points out that, although the foreclosure crisis of a few years ago has largely disappeared from front-page news, it continues to loom in the background as housing starts and sales...

Investing Makes Sense at Any Age

For new college graduates and young professionals just starting their careers, the US employment picture is improving but still far from secure. Many new college graduates face increasing competition for jobs, with large numbers of professionals forced to settle for...

Mortgage Industry Changes: Boon for Housing Investment?

The home mortgage industry is drowning under lingering foreclosure cases and rising demand for home loans and refinancing under current favorable rates. A recent Reuters article on small business finances reported that a number of leading US financial institutions are...