Foreclosures And Underwater Mortgages Fall To Lowest Rate In Years
Getting a mortgage might be more expensive these days, but for those who already have one? It seems staying current on those loans is now easier than ever.
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Partial government shutdown is hurting some borrowers seeking a mortgage
When the government shuts its doors because of a funding brouhaha that pits the White House against Capitol Hill, who gets hit hardest among people needing a home mortgage? The latest version of federal breakdown made one fact painfully clear: It all depends on the type of loan you seek and where you're located.
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Helmsley Spear and Hercules SEZC Collaborate to Secure Commercial Real Estate Records with Blockchain Software
Helmsley Spear, LLC, America's oldest continuously operating real estate company founded in 1866, is collaborating with Hercules SEZC, a cutting-edge, blockchain-based supply chain software company, in the initial phase of documenting rent rolls for Helmsley Spear's commercial leases and providing confidentiality and indisputable historical building documentation for two of its properties in Lower Manhattan.
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American homeownership tenure is climbing
Americans are remaining in their homes longer than ever before, consequently tightening the lid on housing supply.
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'Could you make these guys essential?': Mortgage industry gets shutdown relief after appeal to senior Treasury officials
After an intense lobbying campaign by the mortgage industry, the Treasury Department this week restarted a program that had been sidelined by the partial government shutdown, allowing hundreds of Internal Revenue Service clerks to collect paychecks as they process forms vital to the lending industry.
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Flat fee real estate company Home Bay set to expand with $13.5 million capital raise
The last few years have been a period of growth for Home Bay, a flat fee real estate company, and thanks to a new injection of funding, the growth won't be stopping any time soon.
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Homeowners told their backyards are owned by canal company
Marcell Bobo has owned her home, and the land around it, for nearly 20 years - or so she thought. The company which owns the canal behind her home says, actually, much of her backyard belongs to them.
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Title company that lost record $706M Bexar verdict loses bid for new trial
State District Judge David A. Canales on Tuesday evening refused to grant a new trial to Amrock Inc., a Detroit company affiliated with mortgage lender Quicken Loans, which alleged there was fraud and collusion between witnesses during the original trial last year.
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FEMA resumes selling, renewing flood insurance policies amid shutdown
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced late Friday that it will resume selling and renewing flood insurance policies, rescinding its initial ruling that the National Flood Insurance Program cannot be renewed amid the ongoing government shutdown.
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