Foreclosure Deal Deadline Arrives as States Consider Releases BusinessWeek 6 (Bloomberg) -- States that balked at bank liability releases in a proposed $25 billion nationwide settlement over foreclosure practices must decide by today whether its mortgage relief and reforms are worth the legal claims they'll give up.
Calif. and NY considering foreclosure-abuse deal Fox News WASHINGTON – California and New York were considering Monday whether to join most other states in backing a long-awaited settlement with banks over foreclosure abuses. The deal would require the five largest mortgage lenders to reduce loans for about 1 ...
AZ HB2584 Short Sale Provision Would Expand Consumer Protections, But Will ... PR Web (press release) Bob Hertzog with Summit Home Consultants in Phoenix, AZ says that new AZ legislation promises to give short sales the same anti-deficiency protection as foreclosures. Legislators are torn between coming down on the side of homeowners or lenders.
Phoenix housing market starting to recover The Seattle Times In December, first-time foreclosure filings in Arizona fell 41 percent from the previous month to the lowest since 2007, data firm RealtyTrac said. "The pain was greater here," Orr said. "I think the reward for that is we'll be out of the woods faster. Arizona housing experts guarded but hopefulArizona Republic
Foreclosures Draw Private Equity as U.S. Selling 200000 Homes: Mortgages Bloomberg Enlarge image Foreclosures Foreclosures Joe Raedle/Getty Images Renzo Salazar maintains the yard around a foreclosed home after the bank hired him to keep the home from falling into complete dilapidation, on Nov. 10, 2011 in Miami.
Foreclosures Draw Private Equity as US BusinessWeek 31 (Bloomberg) -- Private equity firms are jumping into distressed housing as the US government plans to market 200000 foreclosed homes as rentals to speed up the economic recovery. GTIS Partners will spend $1 billion by 2016 acquiring single-family ...
Foreclosures trending downward Prescott Daily Courier But Blomquist said he didn't believe that was a major problem in Arizona like it is in other states. November foreclosures were down 5 percent over the same month in 2010 and the December rate fell 21 percent over December 2010, according to Blomquist.
Fannie Mae Partners Seek Bulk Buys in Cities Headed for Recovery BusinessWeek 2 (Bloomberg) -- Fannie Mae's plan to convert foreclosed homes into rentals through sales to investors hinges on offering concentrated packages of properties in areas such as Florida, Arizona and Southern California where a real estate recovery may ...