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Home Sales, Foreclosures Both Up In March

USA Foreclosures 101

LoanSafe.org reported late last week that both homes sales and foreclosures were up in March (2012) over the same period in 2011. Their numbers are based on transactions in Maryland and come from RealtyTrac, a nationally known company that tracks real estate trends nationwide. If the numbers reflect national trend – and that’s what the story implied – they could point to a very healthy spring for the real estate market. According to LoanSafe.org there … Continue reading →

Geithner, Treasury At It Again

USA Foreclosures 101

The Independent, a popular London-based newspaper, is reporting on a story out of the U.S. Treasury not being carried by very many American news outlets. According to the Independent, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is locked in a head-to-head battle with the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) over whether or not Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should sign off on a principal reduction plan included as part of the foreclosure settlement announced last … Continue reading →