Alphabet soup of recovery theories for Phoenix's hou...
Wednesday | via The Arizona Republic
Theories for the housing market's recovery remind many of alphabet soup V, W, L and U. Real Estate analyst RL Brown explains the recovery scenarios behind each letter in the latest Phoenix Housing Market Letter. Comment?
Save the Dream tour disappointing some homeowners
Wednesday | via KTVK Phoenix
It puts holiday shopping lines to shame. You may remember -- early October -- when some 40,000 desperate homeowners waited for hours, some even camped out, at the Phoenix Convention Center for the chance to modify their mortgage. Comment?
The Valley's priciest home sales
Tuesday | via Arizona Republic
The principals of a New York restaurant and movie and investment executives are among the buyers and sellers in this week's priciest home sales. Comment?
Monday Dec 21 | via The Business Journal of Phoenix
New homes sales in the U.S. were down in November dampening hopes for a housing market rebound nationally and in hard hit markets such as Phoenix The U.S. Census Bureau reported Wednesday U.S. new homes sales totaled 355,000 for November, based on seasonally adjusted sales rates. Comment?
Family Hopes to Shed Upside Down Mortgage
Tuesday Dec 22 | via KJZZ-FM Mesa
Milo and Lin White with thier daughter Makele. Milo commutes from Utah to Arizona because the family cannot sell their Glendale home. Comment?
Sunday Dec 20 | via Arizona Daily Star
Oro Valley Country Club has hired Paula Doris as food and beverage manager. A graduate of the University of Arizona, Doris has an extensive background in the hospitality industry, including private clubs. Comment?
Housing appraisers pushing for reform
Saturday Dec 12 | via AZCentral.com
Home appraisers are expected - and trusted - to provide honest and accurate reports on a property's value for the buyer, seller and lender. Comment?
Arizona economy: 1 step forward, 1 step back
Saturday Dec 12 | via Azcentral.com
The state economy in the past month remained in its usual ambivalent mood, not sure if it wanted to get better or worse. Comment?
Thursday Dec 10 | via KTAR
If it seems like there are a large amount of foreclosed homes in the Valley your eyes are not deceiving you. Comment?
Arizona debt delinquencies apt to rise
Tuesday Dec 8 | via Azcentral.com
A slowly improving U.S. economy should ease credit-card and mortgage delinquencies in 2010, but the improvement won't show up in Arizona.That's the prediction from credit bureau TransUnion, which singles out Arizona as the only state likely to have rising delinquencies on credit cards and home loans.The national mortgage picture is slowly improving ... Comment?
Credit crunch: Home equity lending evaporates
2 min ago | via WJLA-TV Arlington
Hocking the house for quick cash is a lot harder than it used to be, and it's causing headaches for homeowners, banks and the economy. Comment?
All Business: No consequences for lying borrowers
3 min ago | via WJLA
The government shouldn't reward liars. But that's the effect of changes to the Obama administration's failing program to help homeowners modify their mortgages. Comment?
Denver real estate fares better than most
3 min ago | via The Denver Business Journal
Times were tough for metro Denver commercial and residential real estate businesses in 2009, but not as bad as in many other U.S. cities. Comment?
Ohio AG Backs Ban on Mortgage Incentives
6 min ago | via WSYX
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray Thursday joined 14 other state attorneys general to support ending the incentives paid to loan officers and mortgage brokers that result in borrowers being placed in loans that are riskier and more expensive than they need to be. Comment?
Walking Away From The House She Can Afford
7 min ago | via KQED-FM
Many homeowners who are tens thousands of dollars underwater on their mortgages - meaning they owe more than the value of their homes - have decided it's just not worth it. Comment?