Existing home sales held steady in July despite the turmoil in the mortgage industry according to the monthly report issued by the National Association of Realtors� (NAR) on Monday. Total existing home sales which include single family residences, townhouses, condos, and coops were down 0.2 percent to...
Several key players have rung in on the decision by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) to retain limits on the mortgage portfolios owned by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The two government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) had petitioned OFHEO, its regulator, last week asking to be allowed...
So, why has appraisal fraud gained the foothold that it apparently has in the mortgage granting process ? Is anyone watching the store? According to the Demos Report, there are a lot of people who might be or maybe even are watching, but few who have both the power and the motivation to crack down on...