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2013 Housing Predictions Take 3 By Daren Blomquist, RealtyTrac Vice President December 31, 2012 Some level of certainty and stability returned to the U.S. housing market in 2012, providing a solid foundation for the market to build on in 2013. 2013 Housing Predictions Take 1 By Octavio Nuiry December 28, 2012 In this first installment of our 2013 predictions staff writer Octavio Nuiry predicts an FHA bailout, a chopped-up Mortgage Interest Rate Deduction and a continued increase in short sales. Bad Batch of FHA Loans Fueling High Foreclosure Rates By Daren Blomquist, RealtyTrac Vice President December 28, 2012 The Federal Housing Administration stepped into to fill the gap left behind by subprime lending in 2007, and now taxpayers could be paying the price as these loans fall into foreclosure at a high rate. 2013 Housing Predictions Take 2 By Joel Cone, Staff Writer December 28, 2012 A lower foreclosure inventory combined with historically low interest rates and increasing sales volume has given the nation’s housing market a much needed shot in the arm in 2012. Tis the Season: Lenders Stop Foreclosing By Peter G. Miller, Contributing Writer December 27, 2012 "We're taking this step in support of families who have faced financial challenges and gone through a foreclosure," said Terry Edwards, Executive Vice President of Credit Portfolio Management at Fannie Mae. Is The Real Estate Recovery A Fraud? By Peter G. Miller, Contributing Writer December 20, 2012 Turn just about anywhere and you can find reports of a widespread housing recovery. Fannie & Freddie: Turning the ‘American Dream’ into a Nightmare By Octavio Nuiry, Staff Writer December 19, 2012 Who’s responsible for the housing and foreclosure crisis? Banks Foreclose in Mysterious Ways By Daren Blomquist, RealtyTrac Vice President December 18, 2012 The banal 3 percent monthly decrease in U.S. foreclosure activity in November masks wildly volatile swings below the surface of the national data. On the Road to Homeownership: It’s Definitely a Bumpy One By Joel Cone, Staff Writer December 14, 2012 As we continue our search, my wife and I are hitting a lot of speed bumps along the way. We’re finding there not a lot of foreclosure bargains to be had in Orange County, especially with such a low inventory level. November Foreclosures: The Good, The Bad and The Unknown By Daren Blomquist, RealtyTrac Vice President December 14, 2012 I had the chance to go on HuffPost Live yesterday and talk about findings from the RealtyTrac November 2012 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report. Print Email

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