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Banks Can’t Hold Back Highend Mortgage Foreclosures For Long

Business Insider is reporting what many believe is happening nationwide and what could have a profound impact on Ocean City Maryland’s future real estate inventory of homes and condominiums for sale:

“With the expiration of the first-time buyer tax credit on April 30, there are now two main props keeping the housing [...]

Housing Market Sees Widespread Price-Cutting

Time.com is reporting another incredible bit of housing news yesterday. Bad news for home sellers, but good news certainly for prospective home buyers with patience:

“In a sign that the housing market has taken another turn for the worse, a new report shows almost a quarter of all home listings in the [...]

Owners Stop Paying Mortgages, and Stop Fretting

Another article found today about how clever it is not to pay your mortgage, and how we may be in for a VERY, VERY LONG ride to home price and mortgage stabilization in America:

“For Alex Pemberton and Susan Reboyras, foreclosure is becoming a way of life — something they did not want but [...]

Foreclosure Activity Nationally Increases 7% in Q1: RealtyTrac

DSNews.com is reporting that the foreclosure tide is still rising:

“During the first three months of this year, RealtyTrac’s data shows there were 257,944 properties repossessed by the lender – an increase of 9 percent from the previous quarter and an increase of 35 percent compared to the first quarter of 2009.

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Ocean City Maryland REOs Spark Concerns With Market Recovery

The Maryland Coast Dispatch had an interesting article this Friday about the impact of, what might be, a potential tsunami of Ocean City Maryland resort condominium and home foreclosures and REOs in the future:

“Locally however, Worcester County is below both the state and national average for foreclosure properties, but, according to Robert Smith, [...]

Fannie Mae Sees Strategic Default on the Minds of Underwater Borrowers

HousingWire.com is reporting that more borrowers are increasingly planning “strategic defaults” with their housing debt:

“A contagion effect within communities is leading borrowers to consider default as an acceptable option in the face of financial hardship, Fannie found. Both delinquent and current mortgage borrowers are more than twice as likely to have seriously considered [...]

Walking away from mortgage debt in Maryland can still haunt you

We’ve been noticing recently in many of the real estate agent ads and Web Sites, claims by agents to special expertise in negotiating short sales and deeds in lieu of foreclosure with lenders on behalf of their buyer and seller clients. Various “Certifications” in such negotiation expertise are out there and are being touted by [...]

What if you lost your house – but you still have to pay

CNNMoney had a very thought provoking article today that should be a must read for any home owner, particularly those  pursuing  a short-sale or deed-in-lieu end to their troubles:

“Former homeowners may still be on the hook if there’s a difference between what they owed on their mortgage and what the bank could sell [...]

Some Argue That Mortgage Default Is A “Patriotic Duty”

Michael David White at NewObservations.net had an interesting piece last week arguing that defaulting on one’s mortgage is a patriotic duty:

“The government is dropping nuclear bombs on the mortgage market and nobody is dying. They can’t move the product.  What has been taking off are foreclosures. They are soaring. The general feeling is [...]

Homeowners Turn to Short Sales as an Alternative to Foreclosure

DSNews.com is reporting an increased shift by lenders towards Short Sales as a solution to their problems:

“Nearly 2 million housing units in the United States are in foreclosure or are bank-owned, and more are expected to follow, RealtyTrac said. Citigroup experts say the government’s current solutions have been ineffective at keeping people in [...]