Fannie and Freddie Restart REO Sales

Posted by mortgagebroker in Mortgages, ... | 11.30.2010 - 1:30 pm

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have resumed sales of foreclosed properties that were placed on hold in late September due to questions about improper affidavits used in the foreclosure process.


Lennar Closes $300MM REO, Distressed Mortgage Investment Fund

Posted by mortgagebroker in Mortgages, Mortgages... | 11.30.2010 - 1:30 pm

A subsidiary of homebuilder Lennar Corp. completed its first closing of a real estate fund to invest in distressed real estate assets.


REIT Agrees to Buy $90MM of Whole Loans

Posted by mortgagebroker in Mortgages, Mortgages... | 11.30.2010 - 1:30 pm

Walter Investment Management Corp., Tampa, said it has signed deals to pay $90 million for several pools of mostly performing first liens from undisclosed sellers.


Timing Your Mortgage Refinance

Posted by mortgagebroker in Mortgages, Mortgages... | 11.26.2010 - 1:30 pm

Timing is crucial when you’re planning a meal or planting that first kiss—and refinancing your mortgage. Unfortunately, you can’t always choose the right time to refinance. Sometimes the right time chooses you.

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LPS: Foreclosure Inventories at All-Time High in October

Posted by mortgagebroker in Mortgages, Mortgages... | 11.26.2010 - 1:30 pm

Lender Processing Services reports that by the end of October 2010 the total U.S. foreclosure inventory rate reached 3.92%, marking an all time high in the size of the inventory — which now equals 7.4 times the historical averages and continues to rise.


Local REO Inventories Will Dictate Severity of ’11 House Price Declines

Posted by mortgagebroker in Mortgages, Mortgages... | 11.26.2010 - 1:30 pm

National house prices will continue to decline through the first half of 2011, but local markets will experience varying degrees of decreases, according to Moody’s Analytics.


IG: HUD Cut Corners on Add-on Contract

Posted by mortgagebroker in Mortgages, Mortgages... | 11.26.2010 - 1:30 pm

The Department of Housing and Urban Development cut corners when it attempted to upgrade a number of internal computer systems and hastily awarded a $17 million contract add-on to an IT services procurement originally valued at $800 million, according to the findings of a HUD Office of Inspector General audit.


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