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GSA Opts for Web Based Mortgage Mediation Technology
The federal government is putting in place mortgage technology allowing for its workers to track distressed loans via the internet. ...
Time needed to Sell All Md.'s Foreclosures: 21 Years
At the rate homes are going on the foreclosure block in Maryland these days, it would take 21 years -- yes, ...
FDIC Expects Fewer Bank Losses than Originally Estimated
Appraiser News Online The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation lowered its projections on estimated bank-failure losses in the coming years, the ...
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Mortgage News
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-22
If you haven't registered already please register for me and @Veros, @Housingwire webinar on Thursday regarding UAD an…http://...
Twitter Updates for 2012-01-21
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Twitter Updates for 2012-01-18
If you haven't registered already please register for me and @Veros, @Housingwire webinar on Thursday regarding UAD an…http://...
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Appraisal News
1,000 Appraisals a Year: Realities of Appraiser Liability
At American Home Appraisals, we provide extensive expert witness work for a variety of law firms all across the U....
Collateral Valuations Need A Green Hue
BY BRIAN C. COESTER REQUIRED READING: Here is the scenario: A homeowner spends $20,000 turning his home from an energy-sucking abode ...
Coester Leads AMC Sphere
Coester Leads AMC Consolidation Charge with New Acquisition by JACOB GAFFNEY, Housing Wire Coester Appraisal Group is beginning its move ...
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Coester Appraisal Group
Coester Appraisal Group Expands Reach Through Acquisition
Elizabeth Ecker, Reverse Mortgage Daily. Reverse Mortgage appraisal management company Coester Appraisal Group closed a deal Friday to acquire the ...
Coester Leads AMC Sphere
Coester Leads AMC Consolidation Charge with New Acquisition by JACOB GAFFNEY, Housing Wire Coester Appraisal Group is beginning its move ...
Coester UCDP and UAD Implementation Slides
UCDP and UAD Appraisal Compliance Data set. Coester Ap View more presentations from Brian Coester
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Cool Pictures
The Cement Factory
  Discovered in 1973, Ricardo Bofill bought and transformed this abandoned cement factory into a beautiful home. The Cement Factory is ...
The Fish House in Singapore
This environmentally friendly home in Singapore, known as The Fish House, was designed by Guz Architects. Its design allows residents ...
The Zombie-Proof House
via All That Is Interesting The new Zombie Apocalypse craze has surpassed television and film and has now seeped into ...
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Real Estate Market
A 19th-Century Victorian, With a View
via The Wall Street Journal According to the owners, this San Francisco Bay Area home was built around 1882. The couple ...
People Are Buying Homes...AND Getting Mortgages
Many believe that very few houses are selling and that almost no one can get a mortgage. We want to ...
Real Estate: Why Home Prices Won't Bottom Out
John Wasik, via Yahoo Finance Watching the U.S. home market struggle to rebound is like listening to children in ...
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Wall Street Journal
Brookfield Cancels Deal for Atlantis Resort
Brookfield Asset Management canceled a deal to take control of the huge Atlantis resort in the Bahamas and two other ...
When Home Is a Gallery
Art dealer Warren Adelson's five-story townhouse on the Upper East Side serves as both a gallery and a residence.
Colonial With Rooms to Spare
A Colonial-style home in Hillsborough with seven bedrooms, five full bathrooms and two half-bathrooms in the main house is on ...
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Economy
Fed: N.C., Region's Economy Flattened in Late 2011
The Federal Reserve’s latest report on the country’s economic conditions paints a picture of an economic expansion during ...
Wall Street's New Watcher
-The Wall Street Journal Two weeks after moving into a skyscraper near Wall Street to start assembling a muscular new ...
House Is Gone but Debt Lives On
-The Wall Street Journal LEHIGH ACRES, Fla.—Joseph Reilly lost his vacation home here last year when he was out ...
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Housingwire
Barclays Capital doubts REO rental program will work
A public-private investment program for renting foreclosed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac properties proved to be a popular, if esoteric, ...
More CMBS land in special servicing as businesses downsize
More commercial mortgage-backed securities loans landed in special servicing at the end of 2011, suggesting the CMBS sector is vulnerable to ...
Federal mortgage fraud task force subpoenas 11 banks
The new federal task force led by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent subpoenas to the 11 largest financial institutions ...
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Reverse Mortgage Daily
Reverse Mortgage Lenders Gear Up, Seek New Talent for 2012
In a continually changing industry, reverse mortgage lenders are gearing up for growth in 2012—and they’re staffing up accordingly. ...
Small Banks May Escape CFPB Enforcement, Somewhat
The smallest of banks might get a pass when it comes to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enforcement, the CFPB’s ...
Generation Signs on with Mortgage Cadence Lending Software
Generation Mortgage has announced that it’s moving away from its proprietary lending system to the use of Mortgage Cadence’...
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Dodd-Frank
Dodd-Frank Act a Favorite Target for Republicans Laying Blame
-The New York Times On the stump, words like “Obamacare” roll off the tongue. “Swap execution facility,” not so much. ...
Bank regulators to unveil "living will" plan
-Reuters U.S. regulators are set to vote next week on a final rule governing the plans large banks must ...
S&P's Hold On Markets Won't Change Under Dodd-Frank
-Yahoo! News The papers are full of stories about how Congress and the regulators are going to take Standard & ...
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GSE's
Freddie Mac Loan Deal Defective, Report Says
-The New York Times Freddie Mac used a flawed analysis when it accepted $1.35 billion from Bank of America to settle ...
Fed bond-buying decision keeps mortgage rates at record lows
-Housingwire The Federal Reserve's plan to reinvest principal payments on some bonds into mortgage-backed securities is already contributing to the ...
FHFA lacks staff to effectively monitor GSEs, report says
-Housingwire The Federal Housing Finance Agency lacks the staff to properly monitor the mortgage giants it has in conservatorship, according ...
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Technology
Coester Appraisal Group (AMC) Announces UCDP Compliance
Uniform Collateral Data Portal and Uniform Appraisal Dataset July 11, 2011—Rockville, MD—Coester Appraisal Group, a nationwide appraisal management company, has ...
Home Lenders Face a Smaller, Purchase-Driven Market
By Sara Lepro Mortgage servicing flaws and banks' efforts to correct them garnered much attention last year. Less obvious has ...
Lenders Can't Keep Up and Keep a Paper Environment
Raibagi, Anil (Anil Raibagi is general manager and business head at Wipro Gallagher Solutions, which provides loan origination technology and ...
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Mortgage News Daily
MBS MID-DAY: 1/25/2012
Posted To: MBS CommentaryMBS Live : MBS MID-DAY Open MBS Live Dashboard FNMA 3.5 102-24 : +0-03 FNMA 4.0 104-29 : +0-01 FNMA 4.5 106-12 : -0...
FHFA: House Prices Rose 1% in November
Posted To: MND NewsWireThe Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) Home Price Index (HPI) rose 1.0 percent from October to November reflecting ...
MBS Get Big Boost From FOMC Verbiage Shift
Posted To: MBS CommentaryLet's cut right to the chase... Although the 5yr auction earlier today was strong and although there ...
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Inman News
4 do's and don'ts for managing your money
Book Review: 'The Smartest Money Book You'll Ever Read: Everything You Need to Know About Growing, Spending and Enjoying Your ...
10 metros with biggest 1-year rise in real estate list prices
Realtor.com: No Western metros make the listread more
Real estate search: the consumer perspective
Learning the ropes in online house huntread more
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National Mortgage News
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Realtor
What Can Stay In My Home If I Am Selling?
Q: I am selling my home and am currently cleaning it out to be sold. I wanted to know what ...
How Long Does A Realtor Have To Remove A Listing?
Q: There is a house I have been watching and just found out it sold already. Completely closed. How long ...
If We Change Our Mind On Buying Do We Get Our Earnest Money Back?
Q: We just signed an intent to proceed and paid the bank $450 for the appraisal. What if we decide not ...
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Yahoo Real Estate
California calls mortgage settlement "inadequate" (AP)
AP - California officials are refusing to sign a proposed settlement between U.S. states and the nation's biggest mortgage ...
Illinois attorney general sues Standard & Poor's (AP)
AP - The Illinois attorney general filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing Standard & Poor's of misleading investors by assigning its ...
Foreclosures made up 20 pct. of home sales in 3Q (AP)
AP - Foreclosures made up a smaller slice of all U.S. homes sold in last year's third quarter, as ...
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Reverse Mortgage
U.S. News & World: Reverse Mortgage Defaults, Explained
by Alyssa Gerace via Reverse Mortgage Daily   The demographic of borrowers who are taking out reverse mortgages has gotten much ...
Boomer Dilemma: Delay Retiring Or Take On More Risk?
-CNBC The lack of income-generating investments these days may force aging Baby Boomers to either put off retirement or adopt ...
Onward with Reverse: Private reverse mortgages
-The Herald Where about 98 percent of all reverse mortgages are done through reverse mortgage specialty companies and are insured by ...
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Zillow Blog
Zinc Strips Prevent Moss Growth on Roofs
While black stains on roofs are a cosmetic issue, moss growth is more than just cosmetic. Not only does moss ...
Tea Party to Meet in Myrtle Beach in Advance of SC Primary
Myrtle Beach is a favorite destination for sun lovers, spring breakers and beach-seeking retirees, but with the 2012 Republican presidential primaries ...
Zillow Pros Tweet of the Week
I have to be honest #zillow rules#realestate #leadgeneration — Brian Melville (@BrianMelville) January 6, 2012 This tweet speaks for itself. Zillow’s ...
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