Fourteen mortgage servicers and two service providers were issued cease and desist orders last week by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC), to be lifted upon signing consent orders with that office that “promised to improve their processing systems and treat delinquent borrowers better,” according to a report from the New York Times. Not surprisingly, among the signers Read full article »
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New York State Plans to Assure All Foreclosure Cases Representation
Everyone knows that criminal defendants are guaranteed a lawyer when they are tried, but parts of New York City will now extend that process to homeowners facing foreclosure as well. According to a report in the New York Times, “any homeowner in foreclosure who does not have a lawyer will be supplied one by legal aid groups or other volunteer Read full article »
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Pregnancy Could Derail Your Home Loan Application
If your wife or significant other is pregnant, then you might want to leave her at home when you go to speak to the bank about a loan. Mortgage companies are looking askance at expecting couples as a higher risk for default since their income will likely temporarily fall while one or both parents take leave to care for the Read full article »
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California Legislature Still Struggling with Short Sale Deficits
As more short sales take place on the west coast, the California legislature is struggling to determine what is “fair” for lenders to require of homeowners attempting to avoid foreclosure. While many homeowners may already be leery of short sales thanks to the fact that the amount of money that they are “forgiven” can end up on their income tax 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.