The recent filing an S-1 Document by Groupon for the purpose of an Initial public Offering has led to many people speculating about the value of the company, especially in the wake of Google’s $6 billion dollar acquisition offer that Groupon refused. When their...
It can take former homeowners at least 10 years to recover from a foreclosure action and regain the ability to re-enter the housing market — if they ever can. According to a recent article on ERate, the impact of the recent wave of foreclosures goes fare beyond...
In recent posts we’ve discussed the current interest state of mortgage rates on the US housing market as a whole and where those rates might be expected to go in the coming months. But the topic bears revisiting since mortgage rates are tied to a number of constantly...
In the current economic environment, Jason Hartman is the first to admit that assembling real-estate deals is not as easy as it once was. Due to the meltdown of the financial sector in 2008, banks are being very cautious about whom they are lending to and the amount...
Although it appeared that the mortgage industry had weathered the storm of scandal that peaked during the “robosigning” scandal of 2008-2010, mortgage fraud in 2012 was up 31 percent from the previous year alone, targeting homeowners and investors alike with a wide...
