Presenting the Mortgage Fraud Strike Force – at whose service?
California is expecting the arrival of a Mortgage Fraud Strike Force, essentially a band of...
Read MorePosted by ft Editorial Staff | May 26, 2011 | Real Estate |
California is expecting the arrival of a Mortgage Fraud Strike Force, essentially a band of...
Read MorePosted by ft Editorial Staff | May 24, 2011 | Feature Articles, Finance, Real Estate |
This article examines the credit score impact of a short sale versus a foreclosure, and advises a strategic default as financially advantageous for California’s negative equity homeowners.
Read MorePosted by ft Editorial Staff | May 24, 2011 | Investment, Real Estate |
Real estate investment is no hobby for the amateur, says financial planner Carl Richards. As illustrated by his most recent sketch in the New York Times, buying real estate without doing the math is akin to running a marathon...
Read MorePosted by ft Editorial Staff | May 24, 2011 | Real Estate |
Players in the upscale housing market fear hard times ahead as the federal government prepares to downsize the amount at which they will guarantee a home mortgage. With the past three years of relatively low interest rates,...
Read MorePosted by ft Editorial Staff | May 18, 2011 | Economics, Real Estate |
The nationwide homeownership rate during the first quarter of 2011 was 66%, down from 67% one year ago and the lowest it has been since the fourth quarter of 1998. Homeownership has declined: 5% for individuals under 35; 5% for...
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