e-wisdom.comMassachusetts Delinquency Rate Drops Almost 1 Percent In Q1Banker & TradesmanThe delinquency rate for mortgage loans on residential properties in Massachusetts dropped to 7.32 percent at the end of the first quarter of 2012, a decrease of 87 basis points from the fourth quarter of 2011, according to the Mortgage Bankers ...Big Decline in Mortgage DelinquenciesLoanSafeall 120 news articles »

"The Keys to Finishing 2012 as Successfully as You Started It"MarketWatch (press release)SHERMAN OAKS, Calif., May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- National real estate expert and sales guru Steve Harney and best-selling author and Prospect Mortgage's Chief Performance Officer Todd Duncan will co-host an informative, one-hour webinar, ...and more »

BBC NewsObama's Disclosure Shows Mortgage Refinance Not High on AgendaSan Francisco ChronicleThe Obamas still held at the end of 2011 a 30-year mortgage on their Chicago residence of between $500001 and $1 million at a rate of 5.625 percent, according to financial disclosure forms released yesterday by the White House.Obama assets valued between $2.6M and $8.3MBoston.comall 1,975 news articles »

Housing Starts Probably Rebounded in USBusinessWeekEmployment gains, cheaper homes and record-low mortgage rates are combining to lift demand and encourage builders to take on projects. At the same time, distressed properties are thwarting a quicker recovery in the housing market three years after the ...and more »

Fitch Downgrades 3 Subordinate Classes of CSFB 2004-C3; Affirms Investment ...CNBC.comNEW YORK, May 18, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fitch Ratings has downgraded three classes of Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corporation's commercial mortgage pass-through certificates, series 2004-C3. A detailed list of rating actions ...and more »

Coldwell Banker casting a hopeful eye on the housing marketBoston GlobeMassachusetts home prices have fallen about 20 percent since the top of the market in 2005, bouncing up, then down over the last two years. Villani, 63, oversees the operations of 90 real estate offices in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, ...and more »

Mortgage foreclosures dropping nationwide; good news for MaineBangor Daily NewsMaine's foreclosure rate of one of every 6332 units placed it among the lowest in the country, and considerably lower than nearby states New Hampshire (one of every 846) and Massachusetts (one of every 887). RealtyTrac chief executive Brandon Moore ...and more »

Mass. Foreclosure Rate Fares Better Than Nation'sBanker & TradesmanA total of 2 percent of all homes with a mortgage in Massachusetts were in the foreclosure inventory as of March, better than the nation's 3.4 percent average, according to a new report from California data firm CoreLogic. Nationally, 1.4 million homes ...and more »

msnbc.comCongressmen and Regulators Continue to Spar Over Principal ReductionMortgage Rates & Trends (blog)By Michael Kraus on May 2, 2012 There were some interesting developments over the past two days regarding the ongoing battle over mortgage principal reductions. In a letter dated May 1, Representatives Elijah Cummings (D-MD) John Tierney (D-MA) alleged ...Housing finance chief blocked plan to reduce mortgage principal, congressmen saymsnbc.comDemocrats Seek Documents on Fannie/Freddie Mortgage Aid TrialsNewsMax.comall 491 news articles »

Lower Fairfield County sees decline in house prices as some US cities ...Stamford AdvocateThe US housing market is showing signs of bottoming as improving employment and record-low mortgage rates boost demand while inventories of available properties tighten. At the end of March, 2.37 million previously owned homes were available for sale, ...