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Mortgage Bankers Raise Origination Outlook
$302 billion in Q1 fundings forecasted for all lenders
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Neighbors hurt your home's value?
If you're trying to sell your home, a run-down or messy house nearby can cost you some serious money. Here's what you can do about it.


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Top 10 tips for buying your first home
Planning and staying within budget are keys for having a good first-time experience

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What It Takes to Get a Mortgage
Rates are still low, but you'll have to jump through a few hoops to qualify.
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87% of Home Buyers Plan to Use an FHA Loan, Mostly for Down-Payment Reasons
A new survey conducted by the Home Buying Institute revealed that most home buyers plan to use an FHA home loan to finance their purchase. Eighty-seven percent of respondents were in favor of the FHA option.

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How to fight back against a low home appraisal
Check for mistakes, contest inaccurate valuations
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Oil taking toll on Gulf Coast property owners
Some vacationers canceling summer rentals amid uncertainty over spill
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The Housing Rescue Bill And The FHA Streamline Refinance Loan
This new FHA mortgage program is intended to assist thousands of homeowners who are at possibility of foreclosure in their present conventional or sub-prime home loans.


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HUD Mortgagee Letter 2010-13:
Market Conditions Form must Accompany the Appraisal Update Report
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Home prices showing signs of strength: report
Case-Shiller data finds housing prices fell smallest annual amount in 3 years
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And The Opportunities Just Keep Coming:
Being at the Right Place at the Right Time with the Right Product-The Collateral Valuation Report
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Banking Storm Picks up Fury
If 2009 was a bad year for banks...
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Why Appraisal Management Companies are Important
The value proposition lenders can't afford to ignore.
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Mortgage relief aid reaches few homeowners
Just 16 percent of 1.1 million borrowers have benefited from program
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Homebuyer credit not jolting housing market
Unemployment likely part of reason people not taking advantage of savings
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Fannie to U.S.: We need another $15.3 billion
Fannie Mae asking for money...
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Fewer people falling behind on home loans
Housing recovery ‘going to be a very long, gradual process,’ analyst says
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Home prices fall another 2.5%
Home prices fell...
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Report reveals appraisal fees
A la mode says monthly bulletins will help with FHA, RESPA compliance
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Home construction posted big gains last month
Activity hits highest level in 6 months...
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ADMINISTRATION RELEASES JANUARY LOAN MODIFICATION REPORT
Number of permanent modifications nearly doubles over previous month...
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FHA Changes Make FHA Loans More Expensive
FHA Loans More Expensive...
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FHA Appraisal Independence Implementation to Begin as Scheduled
FHA Mortgagee Letters in Effect today...
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One in Five Mortgages 'Underwater" in 4Q
NEW YORK--One of every five U.S. home owners owed more on their mortgage than...
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Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today released its...
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HUD: Originator Must Show All Fees on HUD-1
To clarify questions relating to the new Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act rules...
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Mortgage Demand at Six-Week Highs on Refinance Wave
Demand for home loans rose to a six-week high on a mini refinance wave,
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Feb 2010
Groundhog sees shadow, more winter!
Punxsutawney Phil, America's most famous rodent prognosticator, saw his shadow...
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Pending Home Sales Tick Up 1% in December
Pending home sales rose moderately in December...
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Only 13 Percent of Non-Bank Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Debt to Mature in 2010; Seven Percent in 2011
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today released the results...
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Modified loans tricky to land
After five months of seeking a mortgage loan modification...
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Best economic growth in six years
The U.S. economy grew at the fastest pace in more than six years...
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Las Vegas: Most foreclosures of any city in 2009
Cities in the so-called Sand States dominated the foreclosure rankings in 2009...
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F.H.A. Lending Standards Tightened
SINCE lenders started tightening underwriting standards in 2008, many people have flocked...
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State Foreclosure Prevention Working Group urges more help to curb foreclosures
A group of state attorneys general and banking regulators predict a devastating acceleration....
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Freddie Mac PMMS finds rates dip for third consecutive week
Freddie Mac has released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey...
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FHA raises fees, tightens loan standards
The Federal Housing Administration is raising fees and tightening lending standards to shore up its strapped finances and avoid a taxpayer bailout.

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FHA Delays Appraisal Independence Implementation 45 Days

The Federal Housing Administration announced that it will delay until Feb. 15 the enactment of Mortgagee Letter 2009-28 and 2009-51 addressing appraiser independence and adoption of the appraisal update and/or completion report, respectively.