Foreclosed Homeowner’s are Fighting Back with Lawsuits

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“More mortgage lenders are winding up in court for various reasons, said Sam Garcia, publisher of Mortgage Daily, but foreclosure cases made up the bulk of cases tracked in the second quarter.

“The bottom line is money,” Garcia said. “In 2006 and prior, everybody was making money and nobody was suing. But now that they’re losing money, people are trying to figure out ways to recover money.

Cases involving investors shot up as well as cases involving criminal activity within a bank.”  Click here for the full story

 

Copyright © 2011 the Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Fla., Shannon Behnken. Distributed by MCT Information Services

 

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Shadow Inventory Continues to Decline.

A thought went through my head today about the shadow inventory and if it would explode on to the market and set the real estate progress back.  And then this article was sitting in my inbox …

“Current residential shadow inventory as of July 2011 declined slightly to 1.6 million units – representing a supply of 5 months – from a six-month supply of 1.9 million units one year earlier, according to CoreLogic. It’s also down from April 2011 when shadow inventory stood at 1.7 million units.

The reason is simple: Banks are disposing of distressed assets faster than they’re adding new ones into the system.”   Read the article

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Need proof that Florida Homes Sales are up?

” The value of home sales in Florida has gone up. For proof, look no further than doc stamp taxes, which are paid on all home sales. According to U.S. Census Bureau reports, doc stamp revenue rose 9.8% in the second quarter of 2011 compared to the same quarter in 2010.”  Read the full article

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