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For the second time this month, the Federal Trade Commission announced that one of the subjects of a sweeping enforcement action from 2014 is permanently banned from operating in the mortgage loan modification and debt relief business. Source link …Read More

Incomes rose faster than home values last year, according to a new Zillow report, which is good news for home buyers. Source link …Read More

This story has been updated to correct the status of the property. The Elrod House, an over-the-top Palm Springs home featured in a famous fight scene in a 1971 James Bond movie, was turned over to a bank this …Read More

Like the blind men with different interpretations of the same elephant, September forecasts by economists at the nation’s largest housing GSEs emphasize differing outcomes from the same forces shaping the nation’s housing economy. After July’s disappointing existing sales report, which NAR’s …Read More

U.S. housing starts fell more than expected in August as building activity declined broadly after two straight months of solid increases. Source link …Read More

Southern California home sales hit a 10-year high in August, indicating demand remains strong despite the soaring cost of housing in the region. Buyers in the six-county area scooped up 23,278 new and existing houses and condos in August, nearly 10% more …Read More

Goldman Sachs is meeting its consumer relief requirements as part of its $5 billion settlement reached in April over toxic mortgage bonds, a new report from the settlement’s monitor showed. The report, published Friday by Eric Green, who serves …Read More

Joshua Browder’s website DoNotPay.co.uk just launched a new chatbot service to help British tenants force their landlords to repair building problems. Source link …Read More

Home sales in Southern California grew 5.6 percent in May compared to April of this year, and were 3.3 percent higher than sales in May 2015, reports CoreLogic, which gathers and analyzes data on property sales. The growth number …Read More

Dave Miller leaves work in his gold, GMC Sierra in mid-afternoon, loaded up with Arizona iced tea and sesame seeds. He tunes the radio to 95.5 F.M. KLOS, classic rock. An auto maintenance supervisor in Garden Grove, Miller lives in Moreno Valley. On… Source link …Read More