Will Mortgage Rates Soar As Fed Programs Wind Down?
Fed Support No Longer Unlimited
There seems to be near unanimous agreement at all levels of government that a recovery in housing prices is essential for economic stabilization and future growth. The Federal Reserve has supported this effort [...]
High Risk Mortgage Lending Still Being Promoted By GSEs
Sufficient Income Key To Sound Home Ownership
In an effort to prevent delinquent home owners from losing their homes to foreclosure, the Department of the Treasury recently issued guidelines to lenders. Under the Making Home Affordable mortgage modification [...]
The Contradiction Of Empty Homes And Rising Apartment Vacancies
A Housing Surplus
Huge increases in foreclosures have resulted in millions of homes sitting vacant as bank REO managers struggle to sell the empty homes. Theoretically, people who have been evicted or lost their homes to foreclosures would [...]
Profile Of A “Making Home Affordable” Homeowner - Everyone Should Do It
Overburdened Homeowner Subsidized
Loan modification programs have been seen as the answer to preventing foreclosures and allowing the housing market to stabilize. The programs have become progressively more aggressive as foreclosures continue to mount and housing prices continue [...]





