A real estate developer who owns a $150 million spec home in Bel Air, Calif., has filed a lawsuit against Zillow, claiming the portal “tainted” his property by falsely recording that it sold for tens of millions of dollars less than the asking price. However, the home was not sold and was still on the …
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If a handful of Republicans in the Senate have their way, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will not exist for much longer, as for at least the third time in the last few years, Republicans are trying to kill the CFPB. And just like the two previous times it’s been attempted, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is leading …
In the first quarter of 2019, homeowners who sold their homes had owned them an average of 8.05 years, down slightly from a record high of 8.17 in the fourth quarter of 2018, reports real estate research firm ATTOM Data Solutions. Still, that’s up a 7.75 year average recorded a year ago. Among large metros …
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The CFPB announced Thursday that it is proposing new Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) rules that would increase the HMDA reporting threshold for mortgages, meaning some smaller lenders and credit unions may not have to report their lending activities, at all. Under the current rules, lenders that originate 25 mortgages or more in a two-year …
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If you’ve always dreamed of owning property in California’s coastal city of Long Beach, now is your chance — as long as you’ve got $18,000 to spare and not a lot of stuff. The approximately 0.01-acre commercial lot can be used “for storage, food stand or parking carts, bikes etc,” according to real estate agent Tova Oren’s listing. …
$18K will buy you a 4-foot wide, 90-foot long strip of land in CA Read More »
Contributed by DeWitt Ingram, who comments, “This is an enduring reason why the independent note investor can provide provide funding sources and solutions to the borrowing public when large institutional lenders can’t.” Homes are actually a bit more affordable today than a year ago, and experts are watching to see if that will continue in …
Average Americans can’t afford a home in 70 percent of the country Read More »
Rent control does not work. That’s one of the most settled issues in economics, one widely accepted across the ideological spectrum. Yet politicians continue to peddle rent control with a seemingly willful ignorance. Oregon is the most recent state to embrace the rent control orthodoxy. The day after rent control prevailed in Oregon, marchers took to the streets …
Law firms, mortgage lenders and servicers were just awarded more protection in serving non-judicial foreclosures, according to a recent Supreme Court ruling. The ruling is a victory for the mortgage industry in its fight to retrieve property from delinquent homeowners. One attorney claims the ruling may eliminate thousands of similar homeowner lawsuits. In the case …
Supreme Court makes it harder for borrowers to fight foreclosures in non-judicial states Read More »
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