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Millions of delinquent mortgages have been frozen in a kind of limbo for some time now. Their servicers are unable or unwilling to take definite action, for a variety of reasons. But there are signs that the ice may be beginning to break. Consider the following: As part of its settlement with inv...
07/28/2011
I know Equator is efficient but sometimes it's nice to have someone else on the phone rather than a program where you never really speak to a human on the other hand. Equator organizes the tasks and process of a short sale. Isn't organized in managing loss mitigation but it misses a more human co...
07/18/2011
Purchasing a property in Los Angeles that is a probate is very easy. The property is listed on the MLS, so your Realtor can help you find what's out there and help you find a good property. You will likely need 10% down to make an offer. There are two types of probates. With court confirmation an...
07/18/2011
On average it took less Time to Foreclose in California, Arizona and Nevada in June 2011, countering what has been a growing trend to extend the foreclosure process. The time to foreclose has increased on a year-over-year basis throughout our coverage area, with the largest increase seen in Nevad...
07/13/2011
If you have a pulse and you are active in the short sale game, you have undoubtedly heard about Bank of America's Cooperative Short Sale Program.  It is hailed as a HAFA-like short sale program without the mucky guidelines of HAFA (like occupancy status?).  An ex-top B of A negotiator, Elena Cele...
07/13/2011
The Treasury's HAFA program finally has something positive to offer in the way of national news.  In December of last year, John Prior of Housingwire.com reported that less than 700 HAFA sales had been completed since April 5th of 2010 when the program began.  That embarrassing news started a rip...
07/12/2011
Time to get your Lautner groove on. There are many events events in Los Angeles scheduled to celebrate John Lautner turning 100. There is going to be a home tour on July 23, 2011 from 10am to 6pm. The tour will include Harpel House (1956), Jacobsen House (1947), Schwimmer House (1982), and the Sh...
06/29/2011
It was a pretty active week in the default space.  We will shot gun a few of the larger stories and then I'll add my closing commentary.  Now more than ever, it is important to keep your finger on the pulse with what is happening at the government level, as well as at the street level in our spac...
11/18/2010
Did you happen to see the monstrous default numbers released on DSNews.com this morning?  In a nutshell, BofA, Wells Fargo and CHASE each have more than $20B in severely defaulted loans and foreclosed loans.  The number of delinquent loans (more than 30 days) is even more staggering.  Here are th...
11/02/2010
No doubt you've heard the news recently that a number of major banks have volunteered to temporarily suspend foreclosures in 23 states and Bank of America is temporarily suspending foreclosures nationwide.  What does this mean for the short sale market?  Will this delay help short sales or contri...
10/13/2010
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