by countyproperties | Jan 21, 2012 | Latest News, loan modification, Real Estate news, San Diego Foreclosure news, San Diego Short Sales
Fannie Mae will require mortgage servicers to install a new program providing forbearance relief to unemployed borrowers beginning March 1, according to guidance released Wednesday. Servicers will be able to provide up to six months of relief without getting approval...
by countyproperties | Jan 7, 2012 | Finance, Latest News, Real Estate news, San Diego Foreclosure news, San Diego Investment Properties, San Diego Real Estate, San Diego Short Sales
Just as in 2011, in 2012 many will be trying to figure out where housing is headed. While the housing market didn’t worsen in 2011, it also didn’t stabilize either. This year, the story will be about local markets. While many housing markets rose and fell...
by countyproperties | Jan 7, 2012 | Latest News, loan modification, San Diego Foreclosure news, San Diego Short Sales, Short Sales
Mortgage finance firm Freddie Mac will give unemployed borrowers a break on their mortgage for up to one year. “These expanded forbearance periods will provide families facing prolonged periods of unemployment with a greater measure of security by giving them...
by countyproperties | Dec 16, 2011 | Latest News, loan modification, San Diego Foreclosure news, San Diego Short Sales
Foreclosure-prevention actions by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac increased in the third quarter of 2011, according to a report by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Since entering conservatorship in 2008, the GSEs have taken nearly 2 million foreclosure-prevention...
by countyproperties | Dec 10, 2011 | Latest News, loan modification, San Diego Short Sales
The Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced the creation of a joint task force to combat scams targeted at...
by countyproperties | Nov 18, 2011 | Latest News, loan modification, Real Estate news, San Diego Foreclosure news, San Diego Real Estate, San Diego Short Sales
The mortgage-aid effort, called Keep Your Home California, so far has helped close to 8,000 low- and moderate-income households that are behind on loan payments or close to default, according to agency leaders. “This expanded eligibility will allow more families...
