Saturday, November 29th, 2008
Mortgages: Lenders Become Proactive
Lenders are asking that anyone with a debt-to-income ratio exceeding 38 percent contact the company that sends the borrower’s monthly mortgage bill.
Archive for the 'Foreclosures' Category
Saturday, October 25th, 2008
In the Region | Long Island: A House Auction, Deconstructed
A consumer exposition called the New York Foreclosure Showcase attracted 130 bidders for foreclosed properties in Long Island.
Saturday, October 18th, 2008
In the Region | Long Island: Vacant, With Much to Maintain
Hired by banks and other lending institutions on the Island, home preservation companies are racing to keep increasing numbers of foreclosed properties from sharing the fate of the Bay Shore house.
Saturday, October 11th, 2008
In the Region | Connecticut: How Talks Can Avert Defaults
A court-based mediation program is helping Connecticut homeowners find their way through the always frustrating, sometimes excruciating process of foreclosure.
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Survey Finds Expansion of Housing in the U.S.
The number of houses, apartments and mobile homes in the nation rose by almost four million from 2005 to 2007, according to a Census Bureau survey.
Saturday, October 4th, 2008
In the Region | Westchester: Foreclosures Creep Upmarket
These days, no community is immune when it comes to foreclosures.
Friday, September 26th, 2008
This Old Recyclable House
Every year, we demolish 250,000 homes and bury the debris. What if all those floors and joists and beams were reused?
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Raffles: Real Estate’s Latest Game of Chance
A number of homeowners have been using raffles and competitions in a last-ditch effort to raise money and unload a house.
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
This Land: Tending the Boulevards of Broken Dreams
Shayne Becher of Fort Myers, Fla., is the sole member of the city code enforcement division’s rapid response team, which tries to maintain abandoned properties needing to be mowed and boarded up.
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
Mortgages: It’s Helpful to Know Your Limits
Buyers are finding themselves caught up in the competition and bidding at housing auctions and getting carried away.
