Yesterday a New Jersey judge created a special position for an individual to oversee foreclosure proceedings. Superior Court Judge Richard Williams has been appointed “Foreclosure Overseer,” meaning that he will oversee foreclosure matters in the state and “safeguard the foreclosure process.” The move follows state Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner’s December order in which he demanded that major lenders Read full article »
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New Jersey Gets a New Foreclosure Overseer
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Testimony in Senate Hearing Indicates Most Robo-Foreclosures Were Justified
According to John Walsh, acting comptroller of currency, in his testimony before the Senate financial committee, a review of bank foreclosures carried out during the time span of the robo-signing fiasco and prior indicates that “despite clear deficiencies…loans subject to foreclosure were, in fact, seriously delinquent and that servicers had documentation and legal standing to foreclose”. Walsh went on to Read full article »
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Wells Fargo Backing Down on Maryland Foreclosures
Although Wells Fargo has steadfastly maintained that it does not have the robo-signer issues that have plagued so many other major lenders, it is backing down and refilling foreclosures in Maryland starting today. According to a statement released by the lender on Wednesday, there are potential flaw in some pending Maryland foreclosures that will mean that the entire process needs Read full article »
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The Politics of Real Estate
Few industries are as profoundly impacted by the political machinations in Washington as the real estate industry. Whether it's old legislation like Jimmy Carter's Community Reinvestment Act or Barack Obama's massive mortgage bailouts, the U.S. political machine has a huge impact (usually bad) on the business of real estate.
Ideally, we could ignore politics. But here at the Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter, we insist on seeing the world with clarity - including the reality of Washington's aggressive involvement in every facet of our business, from mortgage lending to real estate sales license; from loan modification regulations to appraisal requirements... every piece of our business is profoundly impacted by politics. So rather than stick our heads in the sand and ignore reality, readers of the Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter choose to be informed and prepared.
Mortgage Industry News
Few things change more rapidly than the mortgage market, and with the increasing dominance of GSE's Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over the mortgage business, it's more important than ever to keep up. Here are a few recent mortgage news updates:
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Mortgage News
- HAMP Success Tally Slowly Growing
- Western States Working Through Foreclosure Backlog Quicker than Eastern
- Biggest Down Payments in the Country Found in New Jersey
- President Bypasses Congress, Appoints Director of the Consumer Protection Bureau
- Federal Reserve Recommends Expanding GSEs to Turn Housing Market Around
- Mortgage Rates Likely to Remain Low for a While Longer
- Top Former FDIC, Wells Fargo Execs Say Fannie and Freddie Must Go
- FHA Continues to Extend Anti-Flipping Waiver
- More Homeowners Using Delaying Tactics to Slow Down Foreclosures
- Now that It’s Passed: The True Cost of the Payroll Tax Cut
About Bryan Ellis
Bryan Ellis is an Atlanta-based real estate analyst and publisher of the widely read newsletter "The Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter". With over 200,000 subscribers - including real estate investors, agents, brokers, appraisers and other real estate professionals - the Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter is among America's largest sources of unbiased coverage of politics and public policy for the real estate industry.
Bryan Ellis serves as editor in chief for the Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter and is assisted by an extraordinary staff of writers, researchers and editors who are each real estate experts in their own right and who assure that the news we report is well researched, factual, and highly relevant to today's real estate industry.
Bryan is very happily married and has two wonderful daughters. He makes his home in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia. You can contact the team at the Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter here.