Foreclosures: Filings up 50 percent
Thursday Dec 3 | via Fort Morgan Times
Morgan County has never had as many foreclosure filings as it has had this year - which puts it in line with some other parts of Colorado. Comment?
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Saturday Dec 5 | via Colorado Lawyer
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Colo. foreclosure: Filings up, finals down
Nov 16, 2009 | via The Denver Business Journal
Colorado saw 12,468 foreclosure filings in the third quarter, setting a new all-time quarterly record, but completed foreclosures so far in 2009 are down from last year, the state Division of Housing reported Thursday. Comment?
Brighton homeowner in fight to stop foreclosure
Nov 12, 2009 | via Denver Post
Traci Willms and daughter Nicole, 18, stand outside their Brighton home. Traci Willms applied for a modified mortgage under a Treasury Department program, but the servicer of her loan transferred it to another firm. Comment?
Mastermind of mortgage-fraud ring gets 30 years in p...
Sep 11, 2009 | via Denver Business Journal
Uto Essien has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role as the ringleader in a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud scheme. Comment?
Loan applications at Alpine Bank flat despite federa...
Wednesday Dec 16 | via Aspen Times Weekly
Close to a year after Alpine Bank accepted $70 million through the Federal Government's Capital Purchase Program, to help ensure that the bank's lending pool did not dry up because of the economic downturn, the bank has not seen an increase in interested borrowers. Comment?
Saturday Dec 12 | via Deseret News
Daniel Suelo gets the same question, all the time. "Why?" The 48-year-old kneels in front of the desert cave he calls home, sips cedar tea from a chipped mug and explains, again, why he has intentionally lived the past nine years without using money. Comment?
Realtors appeal FHA loan limits in Garfield County
Thursday Dec 10 | via Glenwood Post Independent
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Local real estate agents are looking to the local governing boards to support them in an attempt to convince the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to raise the FHA conforming loan limits within Garfield County. Comment?
Monday Dec 7 | via The Denver Business Journal
Colorado saw a slight rise in home foreclosures in November following October's steep dropoff, according to RealtyTrac Inc. Comment?
Panel debates success, merits of Gallagher Amendment
Wednesday Dec 9 | via Windsor Beacon
CSU's Everitt Real Estate Center unveiled new research today on how Colorado's residential and commercial property tax trends are affected by the Gallagher Amendment. Comment?
Boston Takes Aggressive Approach To Foreclosure Crisis
Mar 11, 2009 | via WBUR-AM Boston
Hendry Street in Dorchester is ground zero for the foreclosure crisis in Boston. Comment?
Flaherty considering measures to cool housing market
18 min ago | via Canadian Television
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says he's watching the country's hot real estate market closely, and may impose measures to make it harder for Canadians to obtain a mortgage. Comment?
Experts Say Commercial Property Woes Only Beginning
25 min ago | via The South Mississippi Sun Herald
According to industry experts, the commercial real estate market is due to suffer the same fate as the recent collapse of the housing market only worse. Comment?
Editorial: A human touch can help stem foreclosure tide
25 min ago | via San Jose Mercury News
There are some modestly hopeful signs that the mortgage crisis is easing. The number of foreclosures declined again in November, a four-month trend. Comment?
Failed U.S. bank reopens under new name
28 min ago | via People's Daily Online
The 39 branches of the failed First Federal Bank of California reopened on Saturday as branches of OneWest Bank. Comment?