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On Jan 22, 2007, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced new measures to help protect consumers with "Limited English Proficiency" (‘LEP'). This moves toward the idea that people with LEP ‘have equal access to housing'. This is a good step forward to ‘level the playing field' for people of many different origins and inline with HUD's six strategic goals.(see mid page down)
What effect will “short sales” have on a borrower’s credit and ability to secure another home loan? Without the public Notice of Default that precedes a foreclosure and notifies the credit bureaus, will “short sales” slip under the automated underwriting radar? In my earlier post Short Sales vs. Foreclosures….Your Credit Will Suck Either Way, I summarized the initial responses to the questions I had run up the capital markets flagpole. Yesterday, I received this answer from Freddie Mac about the way Loan Prospector, its automated underwriting system, will react to the typical short sale comments found on a borrower’s credit report. The answer was … (2 comments)
3 Bedroom / 3 Bath Duplex Condo in Chicago's Southport Corridor - NEW PRICE - $529,000
Pfizer, the largest private employer in Ann Arbor and a very generous contibutor to the community - United Way, the University of Michigan Musical Society, Food Gatherers and much more - announced that it will be closing its Ann Arbor operations by the end of 2008 eliminating more than 2100 jobs in the city. 
It was very interesting to find our site featured on Mike's Corner today.
Having grown up in the northeast section of the country and enduring all those cold winters, I grew up pond skating and playing hockey until it got so dark out, you just couldn't see where you were going. As the years grew, I continued playing the game all the way through college and beyond. I even had a tryout with the Nashua Maples Leafs, a professional team in the old New England Hockey League. Continue … (0 comments)
A local housing bubble blog here in my neck of the woods says that we should get rid of all real estate agents. They go on to say that all you need is a car and internet access and when you are ready to write an offer, contact an attorney who is familiar with contract law. Why, they ask, would you entrust such a transaction to someone who has very little training and is ensconced in an industry where "educational requirements are minimal" and , "dishonesty is structurally encouraged".
Thats what my very first listing has now turned into! Any advice on what to beware of and keep an eye out for? What happens now that the inestor has looked at the property? … (4 comments)
Most Realtor friends of mine have a philosophy of not being involved in politics and never even discussing them. That is a good plan if you are a mushroom. Not so good for anyone involved with their community.
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Much was anticipated when the House voted with a overwhelming 116-2 to cut our insurance rates. The Senate followed by an unanimous vote and approved to curb down an ever growing home insurance cost which was already straining millions of homeowners. These who were hardest hit were of course homeowners along the coasts, who had seen a spike in rates, especially after Charley. With real estate already dropping in sales all around Florida, over 30% and more, with many large developers postponing new projects, large home inventory flooding our counties, rise in concrete and steel for new homes, taxes in numerous counties raising their taxable assessed values, … (0 comments)
Why is the person who invests your money called a "broker"?Disclaimer: ActiveRain Corp. does not necessarily endorse the real estate agents, loan officers and brokers listed on this site. These real estate profiles, blogs and blog entries are provided here as a courtesy to our visitors to help them make an informed decision when buying or selling a house. ActiveRain Corp. takes no responsibility for the content in these profiles, that are written by the members of this community.
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