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Austin real estate round-up: Sept. 1
01 September 2010
Here is a round-up listing of some recent deals and announcements in the Austin real estate market since last Wednesday:
Flooded Milwaukee homeowners may get relief
01 September 2010
Milwaukeeans who lost their homes to floods could buy city-owned foreclosed houses at low prices under a proposal the Common Council approved Wednesday morning.
Mortgage applications rise 2.7% as already-low rates sink
01 September 2010
Mortgage applications rose 2.7% last week as more borrowers took advantage of the lowest rates in decades to reduce their monthly loan payme ...
HUD, banks band together to give edge on foreclosed homes
01 September 2010
The U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department is working with the nation?s top mortgage lenders to offer select state and local governments and nonprofit organizations a ?first look,? or right of first refusal, to purchase foreclosed homes before making these properties available to private investors.
Banks to give local groups chance to buy foreclosures
01 September 2010
Major banks are agreeing to give local governments and non-profit groups the ability to buy foreclosed homes before they are sold to private ...
Kansas City man Miller must pay $6M for mortgage fraud scheme
01 September 2010
A Kansas City man who pleaded guilty to a $25 million mortgage fraud scheme was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison and ordered to pay nearly $6 million in restitution.
Celebrities misbehave. Why do we care?
CNN, 31 August 2010
Some Americans spent Friday night worrying about their next mortgage payment. Many prayed for loved ones serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Others continued to clean up spilled oil in the U.S. Gulf.
Lyon Real Estate CEO steps down following allegations
31 August 2010
Mike Lyon will take a leave of absence as chief executive officer of Lyon Real Estate, the company announced Tuesday, following the publication of details of an investigation by the Sacramento County District Attorney?s office into allegations of possible illegal activity regarding videotaping of guests in Lyon?s home.
Mortgage rates reach record lows yet again
31 August 2010
Mortgage rates fell over the past week, reaching a new record low, according to mortgage rate website Zillow.com.
Denver home prices up 1.8% in June from 2009, says Case-Shiller Index
31 August 2010
For the eighth month in a row, home prices in the Denver area showed a year-over-year price increase in June, rising 1.8 percent from June 2009, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller Home Prices Index, released Tuesday.
Austin real estate round-up: Sept. 1
01 September 2010
Here is a round-up listing of some recent deals and announcements in the Austin real estate market since last Wednesday:
Flooded Milwaukee homeowners may get relief
01 September 2010
Milwaukeeans who lost their homes to floods could buy city-owned foreclosed houses at low prices under a proposal the Common Council approved Wednesday morning.
Mortgage applications rise 2.7% as already-low rates sink
01 September 2010
Mortgage applications rose 2.7% last week as more borrowers took advantage of the lowest rates in decades to reduce their monthly loan payme ...
HUD, banks band together to give edge on foreclosed homes
01 September 2010
The U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department is working with the nation?s top mortgage lenders to offer select state and local governments and nonprofit organizations a ?first look,? or right of first refusal, to purchase foreclosed homes before making these properties available to private investors.
Banks to give local groups chance to buy foreclosures
01 September 2010
Major banks are agreeing to give local governments and non-profit groups the ability to buy foreclosed homes before they are sold to private ...
Kansas City man Miller must pay $6M for mortgage fraud scheme
01 September 2010
A Kansas City man who pleaded guilty to a $25 million mortgage fraud scheme was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison and ordered to pay nearly $6 million in restitution.
Celebrities misbehave. Why do we care?
CNN, 31 August 2010
Some Americans spent Friday night worrying about their next mortgage payment. Many prayed for loved ones serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Others continued to clean up spilled oil in the U.S. Gulf.
Lyon Real Estate CEO steps down following allegations
31 August 2010
Mike Lyon will take a leave of absence as chief executive officer of Lyon Real Estate, the company announced Tuesday, following the publication of details of an investigation by the Sacramento County District Attorney?s office into allegations of possible illegal activity regarding videotaping of guests in Lyon?s home.
Mortgage rates reach record lows yet again
31 August 2010
Mortgage rates fell over the past week, reaching a new record low, according to mortgage rate website Zillow.com.
Denver home prices up 1.8% in June from 2009, says Case-Shiller Index
31 August 2010
For the eighth month in a row, home prices in the Denver area showed a year-over-year price increase in June, rising 1.8 percent from June 2009, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller Home Prices Index, released Tuesday.
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