According to Freddie Mac, short sale and REO fraud continues to emerge. Rob Hagberg, associate director of fraud investigations at Freddie Mac, said, “This area is ripe with fraud” during a webinar hosted by CoreLogic. Hagsberg points to short sale and REO space as being...
According to new research and a Coldwell Banker Real Estate survey, nearly 25% of married couples ages 18 to 34 bought a home together before they were married. By contrast, just 14% of married couples ages 45 and older said they purchased a home before...
CreditSmart was created with new and existing borrowers in mind, offering an online portal where they can learn more about building personal credit, creating a robust savings account, and making all around better financial choices based on their personal situations. Christina Diaz Malone, VP of corporate...
The Home Affordable Refinance Program, also known as HARP, has been extended for another two years by the Federal Housing Financing Agency (FHFA). The original program was due to expire at the end of this year, but will now be available for interested borrowers until...
Don’t have a room with a view? Make one with plants! Plants are the perfect way to beautify interior space. They’re inexpensive, easy to obtain and provide instant gratification. All it takes is a little imagination to transform a lackluster room into a striking design...
If 13 and a half months sounds like a long foreclosure timeline, try more than one year and nine months on for size. Recent reports from two major sources confirm that drawn out foreclosures have been the norm for 2013’s first quarter. As reported on DSNews.com,...