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Loan Modifications Are About to Get a Lot Easier: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Toss Out the Paperwork in New “Streamlined Mortgage Initiative” Program Debuting July 1

Last Wednesday, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced big changes for those seeking to modify their home loans: for loan modifications of mortgages connected to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, things are going to be much easier in a few months.  Weeks,...

FHFA Cracks Down on Force Placed Insurance: Finally, Florida Home Owners Have Federal Support Against Scandalous Force-Place Insurance Policies

Yesterday, Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Edward DeMarco released news from FHFA that is great news for many financially-strapped Florida home owners who are fighting foreclosure:  finally, federal action is doing something about the force-place...

Florida Housing Market Still in Dangerous Waters: Florida Home Owners and Florida Home Loan Borrowers Should Remain Wary and Watchful

Florida home owners with underwater mortgages as well as Florida borrowers and Florida home buyers interested in short sales are all watching the Florida real estate housing market carefully.  When something like the latest Fiserv Case-Shiller Index on national home...

Palm Beach Administrative Order Brings Rocket Docket Back to South Florida Foreclosures: What Does This Mean, Good and Bad, to South Florida Home Owners?

Last week, an Administrative Order was issued by the Chief Judge for the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County, Florida that will have a huge impact on Florida home owners and South Florida borrowers dealing with foreclosure...

Second Mortgages Modified While First Mortgage Foreclosures Continue: Big Banks’ Mortgage Shell Game Exposed by NYT Editorial

In Florida, when considering foreclosure issues, most discussions relate to first mortgages.  However, there are many, many homes here in Florida that have more than one mortgage, and these “second mortgages” are now getting some well-deserved attention in...