Fannie Mae is tasked to take over, rehabilitate and put on foreclosure listings for sale about 65,000 repo homes in the quickest way possible to reduce its housing market exposure.
Federal National Mortgage Association foreclosures and other types of foreclosures are affecting small businesses. In Myrtle Beach, local firms are concerned.
Fannie Mae is a government-supported enterprise tasked to work with everything that has to do with home loans, such as loan evaluation, educating vendors and renovating and selling foreclosure properties.
A new federal plan in lending programs can get banks and the credit market moving once more. But can it finally put a stop to the rushing flow of foreclosures?
The Obama Administration's Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan is aimed at lowering mortgage payments through refinancing or loan modification to help distressed homeowners and reduce the number of repo homes in the country.
The number of foreclosed dwellings and repo property in the U.S. dropped for the month of October 2010 when compared with the previous month partly because of the nationwide moratorium.
Miami still abounds with cheap foreclosures for sale. Since the start of the housing downturn, median house prices in the Miami area have fallen by a total of 38 percent while condo prices have fallen by 45 percent.
Tenants who pay their monthly rents on time and have violated no rules have become the latest victims of the increasing number of homes in foreclosure listings.
The Obama Administration's commitment to reduce foreclosure properties is once again seen on its 'Making Home Affordable' mortgage rescue plan which aims to help millions of distressed homeowners avoid losing their homes to foreclosures.
President Barack Obama’s $75 billion foreclosure abatement plan has produced conflicting reactions due to its focus on helping only homeowners who are on the edge of losing their properties.
The Obama Administration's refinancing program has so far helped almost 60,000 distressed homeowners avoid foreclosed home. The federal program is designed to help about 5 million borrowers within three years.
A U.S. mortgage funding company said that the number of its loan delinquencies facing foreclosed home auctions rose last month. It also reported that its loan investment portfolio dwindled last month.
Lobbyists of the financial industry are urging the Department of Treasury to reduce mortgage rates to stabilize the market and stop the surge of foreclosures.
The number of foreclosed new homes are expected to rise again as many creditworthy homeowners are finding it difficult to refinance mortgages. Industry experts said that banks are refusing to refinance mortgages to force borrowers to pay off their loans.