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Rent-to-own an option in tough real estate market

(San Francisco Chronicle) - In these times, when some plummeting markets have vaporized half of the value of their single largest asset, putting together a traditional deal to sell has become an ordeal sometimes bordering on the impossible.
Homeowners who find themselves in distress, for whatever reason, can’t find buyers. Likewise, many would-be buyers are frustrated [...]

Keepin’ It Real Estate: The Other Side of the Rock-Bottom Mortgage

(Miyanville) - It’s wishful thinking that artificially low interest rates alone are enough to rehabilitate the housing market.
The mortgage industry has undergone a swift and ruthless downsizing over the past 18 months. While a necessary part of the corrective process, the market is ill-equipped to handle the onslaught of new loans that regulators are hoping to incite.
Last [...]

Recession Lowers Mortgage Rates for VA Loans, Flagship Financial Services Issues Challenge

Interest Rates have fallen dramatically and are at a three year low. Flagship is offering to pay vets $250 if they can find VA and FHA loans with a lower APR than the company can offer. VA loans are much easier to qualify for than other types of loans. Find out more at www.YourVAPro.com.
Lehi, UT [...]

“Just Bring Me Bodies,” Landlords Will Do Anything for a Lease

Manhattan landlords are feeling the pressure as vacancies are up and prices are down, according to the latest edition of the Manhattan Rental Market Report.
New York, NY (PRWEB) December 1, 2008 — The Real Estate Group’s November monthly Manhattan Rental Market Report, released today, confirms the anxiety that landlords are already feeling. In both month-to-month [...]

Mortgage Brokers Turn to Flagship Financial Group to Weather Difficult Economy

Many mortgage brokers are leaving their profession or struggling in this economy. Flagship Financial Group offers a turnkey solution for mortgage brokers who want to own and operate a mortgage business. Flagship is licensed in 38 states for FHA and VA loans. With HR, accounting, and other support, their Branch Managers focus on originating more [...]

CLRSearch.com Enhances Real Estate Search with Additional Demographic Content

CLRSearch.com expands demographic data to assist consumers in their real estate search efforts.
Palm Coast, FL (PRWEB) November 27, 2008 — real estate search is no longer one dimensional.
About CLR Choice, Inc.
CLR Choice, Inc. is a technology company that improves the efficiency of real estate search through its flagship website CLRSearch.com. www.CLRSearch.com is a real [...]

Good buys in home loans

Home loan borrowers with good credit could be in for some of the best mortgage rates in months, analysts said yesterday, a day after the Federal Reserve announced intervention designed to make financing less costly and more readily available.
But it will likely take some time to turn around a sluggish housing market amid a deepening [...]

CreditLoan.com Now Offers Educational Materials To Consumers on Mortgage Loan Modification

CreditLoan.com, the website with thousands of articles on financial topics such as personal credit and home loans, now offers free information on solutions such as mortgage loan modification and mortgage refinancing.
Tampa, FL (PRWEB) November 26, 2008 — With tens of thousands of homeowners in trouble with their lenders, many are trying to find solutions that [...]

Citi Announces New Preemptive Initiatives to Help Homeowners Remain in Their Homes : Initiatives build on and accelerate Citi’s comprehensive loss mitigation efforts, which have prevented approximately 370,000 foreclosures representing over $35 billion in loans since early 2007

Citi today announced a series of initiatives designed to proactively help potential at-risk borrowers remain current on their payments and ultimately in their homes. Several of these steps build on or expand the industry-leading loss mitigation efforts that Citi has put in place over the past two years.
NEW YORK (Business Wire EON) November 10, [...]

Industry Leader Announces Great Strides Helping Homeowners Reduce Foreclosures And Achieve Affordable Mortgage Payments.

First Universal Lending has built an extensive working relationship with a number of lenders and mortgage servicing facilities nationwide, and now has a number of them actually visiting their corporate office on a weekly basis to handle the large volume of clients directly.
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (PRWEB) October 28, 2008 — First Universal Lending, announced [...]