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Transforming Foreclosed Homes Into Affordable Housing By Jennifer Harmon (March 9, 2010)
Technology Aims to Solve Home Valuation Uncertainty By Anthony Garritano (March 8, 2010)
Unique Device Safeguards Properties (March 8, 2010)
Home Inspector Distinguishes Property Valuation Alternative By Brad Finkelstein (March 3, 2010)
Minor Repairs, Small Changes Make a Dramatic Difference By Jennifer Harmon (March 3, 2010)
Resetting Option ARMs (March 2, 2010)
Confusion Mounting Over PTFA By Jennifer Harmon (March 2, 2010)
'Counterparty Risk’ Hurting Servicing Sale Recovery? By Paul Muolo (March 2, 2010)
MBA Delinquency Survey: Beginning of the End? (February 24, 2010)
Servicers Tackle Topic of Short Sales By Jennifer Harmon (February 22, 2010)
IMS Uses ADAPT System to Increase Permanent Loan Mods (February 22, 2010)
$307 Million In Distressed Assets Up for Bid By Jennifer Harmon (February 22, 2010)
Fannie and Freddie Foes No Longer By Kate Berry (February 18, 2010)
A Look at HOAs, Covenants and Restricts Perspectives By Ted Cummins (February 17, 2010)
B of A Tackles REO Growth By Ramping Up Its Hiring By Jennifer Harmon (February 17, 2010)
FHFA Survey Shows Prices End '09 on Upswing By Lew Sichelman (February 17, 2010)
New Valuation Types Emerge (February 17, 2010)
Valuing REO Inventory By Jennifer Harmon (February 17, 2010)
Foreclosure Activity Rises 15%, REOs Up 31% (February 12, 2010)
Using Text Messaging to Receive New Listings By Jennifer Harmon (February 10, 2010)
Hotel Asset Managers Provide Strategies (February 9, 2010)
NPL Market Finally Heating Up? By Bonnie Sinnock (February 9, 2010)
Eyeing a Market Opportunity In First-Time Home Buyers By Jennifer Harmon (February 9, 2010)
Understanding the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 Perspectives By Sean Sweeney (February 8, 2010)
Four States Account for Fifty Percent of Total (February 3, 2010)
Short Sales Bloom (February 3, 2010)
Data Depicts Broader Picture By Jennifer Harmon (February 3, 2010)
Lenders Forced to Maintain Foreclosed Homes By Jennifer Harmon (February 3, 2010)
REO ‘Shadow Inventory’ By Brandy Green (February 1, 2010)
Servicer/Investor Dilemma Affecting REO Loans? By Jennifer Harmon (February 1, 2010)
SL Green Takes Ownership of NY Property By Jennifer Harmon (January 27, 2010)
GMAC May Put NPLs Up For Sale By Brian Collns (January 27, 2010)
2.8 Million Properties with Filings in 2009 (January 27, 2010)
Builders Predict Big Jumps in Production By Lew Sichelman (January 27, 2010)
Life Insurers Manage CRF Loss By Jennifer Harmon (January 27, 2010)
Fannie Completes Bulk REO Sale, Another in the Works? (January 25, 2010)
Foreclosure Rates Rise for VA Loans (January 20, 2010)
Auctions Used to Move Luxurious Homes and Bank-Ordered Sales By Jennifer Harmon (January 20, 2010)
Increased Foreclosure and OREO Costs By Jennifer Harmon (January 20, 2010)
HAMP Can’t Keep Pace With Foreclosures Says NCRC (January 19, 2010)
Foreclosures May Increase Title Claims By Brad Finkelstein (January 19, 2010)
New Internet Auctions Might Help Sell REO By Lew Sichelman (January 19, 2010)
Treasury Effort May Boost Short Sale Usage By Jennifer Harmon (January 13, 2010)
Automating Short Sales: The Next Big Thing Anthony Garritano (January 12, 2010)
Credits’ Effects May Determine Future Price Trend By Brad Finkelstein (January 12, 2010)
Following Declines, Foreclosures Rise Again (January 12, 2010)
‘Shadow’ Inventory Put at 1.7 Million in 3Q (January 12, 2010)
Appraisers Up for Micro-Macro Data By Amilda Dymi (January 12, 2010)
Father-Son Duo Share Hard Work, Success By Jennifer Harmon (January 6, 2010)
Prime ARMs See Rise in Delinquent Rates (January 5, 2010)
Top 10 Real Estate Predictions for 2010 By Jennifer Harmon (January 4, 2010)
Legislative Trends Continue in New Year Perspectives by Michelle Mierzwa (January 4, 2010)
HUD To Assist Homeowners Facing Problem Drywall (December 29, 2009)
Foreclosed Condos: You've Got to Know When to Hold 'Em By Lew Sichelman (December 29, 2009)
Renters Most Likely to Consider Foreclosure Purchase By Jennifer Harmon (December 21, 2009)
Public Builders Likely to See Mild Recovery in 2010 By Jennifer Harmon (December 21, 2009)
Workout Solutions in CA Outpace Foreclosure Sales 2-1 By Jennifer Harmon (December 18, 2009)
Post-Sale Loss Mitigation and the Effects on the REO Process Perspectives by Kip Bilderback, Daniel Klauber and Mary Kathleen Kearns (December 18, 2009)
FHA Sees Increase In Foreclosure Inventory Rate (December 18, 2009)
Foreclosure Activity Decreases By 8% in Nov. (December 15, 2009)
REO Manager Ramps Up Hiring By Jennifer Harmon (December 7, 2009)
Developers Strive for Survival in Condo Market (December 7, 2009)
Condo Units See High Foreclosures (December 7, 2009)
Buyer’s Choice Act Signed Into Law By Jennifer Harmon (December 7, 2009)
Short Sales Could be Alternative to HAMP By Jennifer Harmon (December 7, 2009)
NV and CA Continue to Report Record Foreclosures (December 7, 2009)
TAVMA Study: Average AMC Appraiser Travels 13 Miles or Less (November 24, 2009)
LPS Enters Auction World, Expands REO Toolkit For Sellers and Buyers By Jennifer Harmon (November 24, 2009)
REO Repair Cost Challenges By Jennifer Harmon (November 24, 2009)
From Survival to Recovery, a New Tool for Managing Troubled Assets Perspectives By Brad Meyer (November 24, 2009)
Delinquencies Driven By Prime and FHA Loans (November 23, 2009)
Experts Discuss Preventing Fraud By Jennifer Harmon (November 19, 2009)
LAMCO Marks 20th Anniversary, CEO Says Compliance Biggest Issue Now By Jennifer Harmon (November 11, 2009)
Report Cites CRE Buying Opportunities, If Firms Have Cash (November 11, 2009)
Problems With HAMP Modifications By Jennifer Harmon (November 11, 2009)
REO Assets Jump 21% In Third Quarter (November 11, 2009)
REO Roadmap Created to Handle Commercial Assets By Jennifer Harmon (November 10, 2009)
Keeping Homeowners As Tenants By Jennifer Harmon (November 2, 2009)
Systemic Loopholes Promote Foreclosures, Not Mods By Amilda Dymi (October 28, 2009)
Some Top Metro Foreclosure Activity Decreases (October 28, 2009)
CA Default Notices Fall, Renegotiations Rise By Jennifer Harmon (October 28, 2009)
MCS Executive: More Bank-Owned Properties Are Coming By Jennifer Harmon (October 28, 2009)
GGP Corrections Stem Climb in CMBS Overdues By James Comtois (October 27, 2009)
Dispute Over Dueling Anti-Fraud Databases By Anthony Garritano (October 23, 2009)
Some Stability Expected for 2010 (October 21, 2009)
Servicers Donate REO Properties By Jennifer Harmon (October 14, 2009)
Disposition Is the Goal, Task Management Is Key By Jennifer Harmon (October 13, 2009)
Delinquencies And Prime Foreclosure Starts Rise (October 13, 2009)
The Importance of Repairs in Today's Changing Market Perspectives By Shannon McCormick (October 9, 2009)
Technology Improves Short Sales, Expands Social Networking By Jennifer Harmon (October 6, 2009)
Company Tackles Termites, Mold and Radon Gas (October 5, 2009)
Detecting And Derailing REO Fraud By Jennifer Harmon (September 30, 2009)
Former FHFA Chief: Signs of Hope for Housing By Jennifer Harmon (September 29, 2009)
NCLC Report Faults State and Local Preforeclosure Mediation (September 29, 2009)
Foreclosures Continue to Rise in Subprime (September 28, 2009)
Financing Options for REO Properties By Jennifer Harmon (September 24, 2009)
GSE REO Assets Fast Approaching 100,000 By Jennifer Harmon (September 24, 2009)
Confusion Expressed Over Law By Jennifer Harmon (September 16, 2009)
Clients Face Issue of Chinese Drywall By Jennifer Harmon (September 16, 2009)
Six States Account for 60% of National Total (September 16, 2009)
Improving The Way Loan Mods Are Delivered (September 14, 2009)
Rehabilitating Properties for FHA Loans: Know Your Buyer, Know Your Product By James Comtois (September 3, 2009)
Hot Topics at REOMAC Fall Conference By Jennifer Harmon (September 3, 2009)
CA, FL, AZ and NV Still On Top (September 2, 2009)
The Dramatic Switch from Mortgage to Lease By Jennifer Harmon (September 2, 2009)
Tool Responds To Loan Portfolio Toxicity Assessment Demand By James Comtois (September 1, 2009)
'Cross-Qualifying' Helps Banks Poach REO Loans By Kate Berry (September 1, 2009)
MBA MERS Initiative Makes A Difference By Jennifer Harmon (September 1, 2009)
Drop in Subprime ARM Foreclosures (August 28, 2009)
Adding Style, Decorate Vacant Properties By Jennifer Harmon (August 19, 2009)
Sun Belt Dominates First Half of 2009 (August 18, 2009)
GMAC Strikes Asset Management Deal (August 18, 2009)
Madison Title Manages Bulk REO Transactions By Jennifer Harmon (August 18, 2009)
Servicers Move to Rent and Hold Strategy By Jennifer Harmon (August 18, 2009)
Third-Party Equity Financing (August 17, 2009)
IL Sees 86% Spike in Defaults By Jennifer Harmon (August 13, 2009)
Closing the REO Sale Perspectives By Brian Kelleher (August 4, 2009)
California Tops Country in Foreclosure Filings (August 3, 2009)
Addressing Short Sale Timelines By Jennifer Harmon (August 3, 2009)
Rental Services Division Launched by First American (July 29, 2009)
FL Couple Works With Charity to Raffle Estate By Jennifer Harmon (July 29, 2009)
Abandoned and Vacant Property Registration Perspectives By Melanie Finkelstein (July 28, 2009)
Servicers Ramping Up on Loss Mit Hires By Jennifer Harmon (July 22, 2009)
REDC Plans to Launch Loan Site (July 17, 2009)
Record Foreclosures (July 17, 2009)
Automation Is Key By Jennifer Harmon (July 17, 2009)
Saddled With Bank-Owned Properties? Try Financing the Buyers of Your REO By Marissa Fajt (July 16, 2009)
Dropoff in Loan Mods Caused by Trial Period By Jennifer Harmon (July 13, 2009)
Foreclosure & Loan Mod Scams On the Rise By Jennifer Harmon (July 8, 2009)
Tips for Choosing the Best Outsource Partner By Jennifer Harmon (July 8, 2009)
Managing Corporate Advances In the System Perspectives by George Fitzgerald (July 8, 2009)
Banks Not Happy Becoming Landlords of Commercial Property By Harry Terris (July 8, 2009)
Subprime Continues to Climb (July 7, 2009)
Prices Should Tumble More Before True Bottom Reached (July 7, 2009)
Loss Mitigation Conference Slated for July (June 29, 2009)
Home Sales Going Up, but Prices Should Continue to Drop By Brian Collins (June 24, 2009)
Is Mediation the Answer? By Jennifer Harmon (June 24, 2009)
Commercial Mortgages Are Landing in the Ditch By James Comtois (June 23, 2009)
Carlton Opens Los Angeles Office (June 22, 2009)
Foreclosure Inventory Rate Increases for FHA Loans (June 22, 2009)
Builders Start to See Light at the End of the Tunnel By Jennifer Harmon (June 18, 2009)
Data Verification Needed to Prevent Fraud & Redefaults By Amilda Dymi (June 10, 2009)
Delinquencies and Foreclosures Continue to Climb (June 9, 2009)
Fitch Studies the Effect of Different Types of Loan Mods By Jennifer Harmon (June 9, 2009)
Technology System to Expedite Modifications (June 9, 2009)
A Need to Improve Validations of Valuations By Jennifer Harmon (June 5, 2009)
Driving Better Decision Making in the Foreclosure Process Perspectives by Jon Davis (June 1, 2009)
The Dirt on Cleaning House By Jennifer Harmon (May 27, 2009)
Florida Continues to See High Foreclosure Rate (May 26, 2009)
Back to Basics – An Asset Reality Check By Michael Newman (May 26, 2009)
Bulk REO Sold Through Bidding Transactions By Jennifer Harmon (May 26, 2009)
Confused About the Rescue Plan? Think Rock-Scissors-Paper By Jennifer Harmon (May 20, 2009)
Chinese Drywall: Hot Button Issue (May 19, 2009)
Vacant Property Registrations:
An Unnecessary Battle By Allan Martin (May 13, 2009)
New Efforts to Make Commercial REO Healthy (May 13, 2009)
Five States Account for Nearly 60% of 1Q Total (May 12, 2009)
Strong Relationships Help Servicers and Vendors Fight Foreclosures By Jennifer Harmon (May 8, 2009)
Counselors and Servicers Partnering By Amilda Dymi (May 6, 2009)
New Website Uses Live-In Managers to Turn Vacant Houses into Model Homes (May 1, 2009)
Responsible Tenants Keep Properties Safe and Secure By Jennifer Harmon (April 29, 2009)
Borrowers Are Still Leery By Jennifer Harmon (April 27, 2009)
Market Sees First Movement of New Buyers By Jennifer Harmon (April 24, 2009)
NV, AZ and CA See Highest Foreclosure Rates (April 24, 2009)
A Grassroots Approach to Foreclosure Prevention By Amilda Dymi (April 21, 2009)
Huntington Set to Avoid B/C Hurt (April 17, 2009)
Technology for Managing Vacant REO By Rich Rollins (April 15, 2009)
Laws May Have Unintended Consequences By Jennifer Harmon (April 14, 2009)
VA Loans See Increase in Delinquency Rates (April 14, 2009)
Funds Created For Green Affordable Housing (April 13, 2009)
Creative Ways to Handle the Influx of REO By Jennifer Harmon (April 8, 2009)
‘Wrapping’ Up REO By Lew Sichelman (April 3, 2009)
Auctioning Homes Locally and Across the Globe By Jennifer Harmon (April 1, 2009)
New Initiatives To Contact Borrowers By Jennifer Harmon (March 31, 2009)
New Rules to Protect Against Foreclosure (March 31, 2009)
Commercial MBS Delinquencies Increase By Jennifer Harmon (March 31, 2009)
Seriously Delinquent Rate for FHA Increases (March 31, 2009)
Reaching Borrowers Not Yet in Default By Jennifer Harmon (March 26, 2009)
FHA ‘Zero Pay’ Defaults Rising (March 25, 2009)
Congress Increases FHA Authority by $130B (March 17, 2009)
Hot-Button Topics At Servicing Show By Jennifer Harmon (March 17, 2009)
Securing Properties: High-Tech Ways To Protect Homes By Jennifer Harmon (March 17, 2009)
Defaults Show Spreading Impact of Recession (March 16, 2009)
Foreclosures Continue to Rise in February By Jennifer Harmon (March 13, 2009)
Auctions Help Local Communities (March 9, 2009)
Hasten Foreclosures, Don't Delay Them By Lew Sichelman (March 9, 2009)
CA, FL and AZ Report Highest Filings (March 2, 2009)
Maintaining Properties: Borrowers Seek Foreclosure Stops By Jennifer Harmon (March 2, 2009)
Collaboration Is Key to Success By Jennifer Harmon (February 27, 2009)
Municipalities Get Aggressive with REO By Jennifer Harmon (February 25, 2009)
Notice of Foreclosure To Insurance Company Not Required in Tennessee By Aaron Squyres (February 23, 2009)
Servicers Do More to Connect with Borrowers (February 23, 2009)
Funding Needed to Rehab Vacant Homes By Jennifer Harmon (February 18, 2009)
Foreclosure Activity Decreases 10% in January (February 13, 2009)
Foreclosures Down Following Increased Loss Mit Efforts By Jennifer Harmon (February 13, 2009)
Using Automated Decisioning to Get Loan Mods Right By Tony Garritano (February 11, 2009)
Hope for Homeowners Is Revamped (February 9, 2009)
Roll Rates Steadying? By Ted Cornwell (February 6, 2009)
Legislative Action: Taking Steps to Prevent Foreclosures By Jennifer Harmon (February 3, 2009)
Foreclosure Prevention Has Delayed Filings (February 2, 2009)
Housing Market Turning 'Worse’ (February 2, 2009)
FHA Brings More Opportunities By Jennifer Harmon (January 30, 2009)
Obama Looks At Bad Loans By Brian Collins (January 30, 2009)
Home Staging Helps Move Inventory By Jennifer Harmon (January 27, 2009)
Obama Will Push Mods (January 23, 2009)
Foreclosures Are Up 81% By Jennifer Harmon (January 21, 2009)
Rehabs Are Key to Maintaining Value By Jennifer Harmon (January 21, 2009)
Sunbelt Cities Plus Detroit Land On Top 10 (January 19, 2009)
Claims of Illegal Foreclosures By Jennifer Harmon (January 16, 2009)
Are BPOs Illegal? By Ed Hunter, Pro-Teck (January 14, 2009)
California Earthquake Would Accelerate Mortgage Meltdown (January 13, 2009)
Positive News for 2009 (January 7, 2009)
NAR Sees Silver Lining By Amilda Dymi (January 7, 2009)
Data Shows 28% Increase in Foreclosures in Nov. (January 7, 2009)
Marketing Strategies for Quick REO Disposal By Jennifer Harmon (January 7, 2009)
How To Handle Declining Markets By Jennifer Harmon (January 7, 2009)
Foreclosures Compete with New Home Sales in 2009 (December 24, 2008)
U.S. Foreclosures Index Paints Brighter Picture For 2009 (December 24, 2008)
Lenders Prepare for Increased Regulation By Jennifer Harmon (December 24, 2008)
REO Vendor Advances Mobile Technology (December 24, 2008)
Make My Day: States Dare Servicers to Foreclose By Nanci Weissgold (December 24, 2008)
A Day of Giving Back By Jennifer Harmon (December 10, 2008)
Outlook for Credit Quality Is Bleak (December 10, 2008)
Adapting Tech Solutions to Deal With Distressed Mortgages By Jennifer Harmon (December 10, 2008)
Mitigation Efforts Across the Industry By Anthony Garritano (December 10, 2008)
The Expansion of Real Estate Listings By Amilda Dymi (December 10, 2008)
Looming Sets of Defaults and Foreclosures (November 26, 2008)
Model Sees Success in Creating Homeownership Opportunities Through REO Sales (November 26, 2008)
Auctioning All Types of REO Properties By Jennifer Harmon (November 26, 2008)
Ramping Up REO Maintenance By Robert Klein, CEO of Safeguard Properties (November 26, 2008)
Values, Pricing and Today's Market By Jennifer Harmon (November 26, 2008)
Latest Real Estate Market Valuation Forecasts (November 15, 2008)
Values, Pricing and Today's Market By Jennifer Harmon (November 15, 2008)
The Desire to Get Buyers In Homes By Jennifer Harmon (November 15, 2008)
Aiming to Change Bank-Owned Home Buys By Ted Cornwell (November 15, 2008)
Disposing of REO Properties By Jennifer Harmon (November 15, 2008)