Economy by Steve Cook | February 8, 2012 
As the result of a massive settlement negotiated between states and lenders that is almost complete, major changes are in the offing that will significantly change the way lenders, especially the largest banks, service defaults and foreclosures. For investors, especially those who invest in major foreclosure markets in states in participating, the settlement will have [...]
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A nation’s homes shape the quality of its citizens’ lives. Homes are where the workaday world ends and family life begins. Life’s passages take place in our homes; they are where children grow up and memories are made. Homes form the building blocks of every community. Not since the Depression has a man-made disaster so [...]
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Joshua Dorkin
Forget Real Estate Appreciation, Just Call it Recovery
by Ken Corsini | November 9, 2011Interestingly, you don’t hear the term “appreciation rate” much anymore. I was conducting a seminar this weekend and somebody in the group asked what our annual appreciation rate was. I was taken aback because the notion that real estate values are increasing or may be on the rise in the near future almost seems taboo. [...]