by countyproperties | Mar 2, 2012 | Latest News, Real Estate news, San Diego Foreclosure news, San Diego Investment Properties
The year-end inventory of foreclosed homes at Fannie Mae fell for the first time since the housing downturn. In 2011, Fannie reduced its REO inventory 27% to roughly 118,500, according to its fourth quarter financial filing. Levels increased every year since 2007. For...
by countyproperties | Feb 26, 2012 | Finance, Latest News, Real Estate news
The Labor Department said the seasonally adjusted figure of initial claims for the week ended Feb. 18 was 351,000 unchanged from the previous week, which was revised upward 3,000. Analysts surveyed by Econoday expected 355,000 new jobless claims last week with a range...
by countyproperties | Feb 26, 2012 | Latest News, loan modification, Real Estate news, Short Sales
An Oregon congressman is backing a bill that, if passed, would allow bankruptcy judges to force principal modifications on primary home mortgages during bankruptcy. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., proposed The Bankruptcy Equity Act to amend bankruptcy laws to allow...
by countyproperties | Feb 26, 2012 | Latest News, Real Estate news
The housing market is expected to make a positive contribution to gross domestic product for the first time in seven years in 2012, albeit a very modest one, Fannie Mae said Tuesday. The government-sponsored enterprise reported GDP growth of 2.8% in the fourth quarter...
by countyproperties | Feb 17, 2012 | Latest News, loan modification, Real Estate news, San Diego Real Estate, San Diego Short Sales
On February 9, Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced that California secured up to $18 billion for its distressed homeowners as part of a $25 billion national multistate settlement with the country’s five largest loan servicers. More than $12 billion will...
by countyproperties | Feb 17, 2012 | Finance, Latest News
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said community banks are improving. The long maligned sector has accounted for a majority of bank failures since the 2008 financial crisis. Of the 392 bank failures between January 2008 and September 2011, 326 were community...
