First-Time Buyers, Distressed Properties Drove California's Housing Market in ... - Article Ant (press release)

First-Time Buyers, Distressed Properties Drove California's Housing Market in ... Article Ant (press release) The large number of distressed properties led to more than half of all first-time buyers purchasing an REO/foreclosure or short sale property. ... and more »

Short Sale Fraud Fears Grow as HAFA Gets Set to Pop - Housing Wire

Short Sale Fraud Fears Grow as HAFA Gets Set to Pop Housing Wire Lenders are building buffers to protect themselves from borrower fraud when the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives (HAFA) program ... and more »

Hard Times Update: Tales of Foreclosure Schemes, Mortgage Misfortune - True/Slant

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Hard Times Update: Tales of Foreclosure Schemes, Mortgage Misfortune True/Slant That nearly half of the tips we received dealt with loan modification or foreclosure rescue schemes came as no surprise — complaints about advance-fee loans ...

Local home sales up, prices down - Las Vegas Review - Journal

Local home sales up, prices down Las Vegas Review - Journal ... positive developments such as an increase in short sales, or homes sold for less than the mortgage balance owed, and a decrease in foreclosure sales. ... and more »