Brodie Stephens- Broker Associate Selling Homes in Folsom | Placerville | Pollock Pines | El Dorado Hills | Elk Grove | Roseville | Rocklin » Business http://brodiestephens.com "Helping Buyers and Sellers with Short Sales, Foreclosures, and Bank Owned Homes" Thu, 17 May 2012 22:50:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Flood of foreclosures to hit hit the housing market http://brodiestephens.com/2012/04/23/flood-of-foreclosures-to-hit-hit-the-housing-market/ http://brodiestephens.com/2012/04/23/flood-of-foreclosures-to-hit-hit-the-housing-market/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:33:58 +0000 Brodie Stephens http://bstephens.blogs.rwnetwork.com/?p=615 CNNMoney

The golden age for foreclosure squatters may soon be coming to an end now that the $26 billion mortgage settlement has been approved.

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http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/13/real_estate/foreclosures/index.htm?iid=Lead

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]]> http://brodiestephens.com/2012/04/23/flood-of-foreclosures-to-hit-hit-the-housing-market/feed/ 0 Study hits banks on foreclosure maintenance http://brodiestephens.com/2012/04/16/study-hits-banks-on-foreclosure-maintenance/ http://brodiestephens.com/2012/04/16/study-hits-banks-on-foreclosure-maintenance/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:48:05 +0000 Brodie Stephens http://bstephens.blogs.rwnetwork.com/?p=611 The Wall Street Journal

The National Fair Housing Alliance said in a report Wednesday that a study of foreclosed properties found that banks have higher standards for properties they own in wealthy, predominantly white, neighborhoods than low-income ones.
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]]> http://brodiestephens.com/2012/04/16/study-hits-banks-on-foreclosure-maintenance/feed/ 0 It’s a good time to refinance http://brodiestephens.com/2012/04/02/it%e2%80%99s-a-good-time-to-refinance/ http://brodiestephens.com/2012/04/02/it%e2%80%99s-a-good-time-to-refinance/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:07:14 +0000 Brodie Stephens http://bstephens.blogs.rwnetwork.com/?p=601 Wall Street Journal
For homeowners who have been waiting for interest rates to fall even further before refinancing, it might be time to pull the trigger on a deal.  Rates are moving up – and could stay higher for a while, experts say.

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]]> http://brodiestephens.com/2012/04/02/it%e2%80%99s-a-good-time-to-refinance/feed/ 0 Elusive bottom for home prices near, forecast says http://brodiestephens.com/2012/03/26/elusive-bottom-for-home-prices-near-forecast-says/ http://brodiestephens.com/2012/03/26/elusive-bottom-for-home-prices-near-forecast-says/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:43:30 +0000 Brodie Stephens http://bstephens.blogs.rwnetwork.com/?p=597 The Wall Street Journal
Bank of America/Merrill Lynch tweaked its forecast from November, when it expected home prices to fall 3.5 percent in 2012. Now, it expects a modest gain of 0.5 percent, a good sign for the sector that continues limping through its worst downturn in generations.
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]]> http://brodiestephens.com/2012/03/26/elusive-bottom-for-home-prices-near-forecast-says/feed/ 0 Spring ritual returns: “For sale” signs sprout http://brodiestephens.com/2012/03/19/spring-ritual-returns-%e2%80%9cfor-sale%e2%80%9d-signs-sprout/ http://brodiestephens.com/2012/03/19/spring-ritual-returns-%e2%80%9cfor-sale%e2%80%9d-signs-sprout/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:44:41 +0000 Brodie Stephens http://bstephens.blogs.rwnetwork.com/?p=592 The Wall Street Journal

Inventories of homes listed for sale in February role by 0.5 percent from January, to 1.78 million, marking the first increase in nine months, according to data from Realtor.com.

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