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Home prices are dropping like it’s 2009

Housing Wire

Home prices are now posting the biggest monthly declines since January 2009, according to the latest Mortgage Monitor report from Black Knight. The post Home prices are dropping like it’s 2009 appeared first on HousingWire. Las Vegas, Austin, Minneapolis, Washington, D.C.,

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Loan mod scheme from 2009 finally gets settled at $4.6M

Housing Wire

According to the DOJ, from 2009 through 2015, Lindeman and his wife targeted Hispanic homeowners through Spanish-language advertising that promised to cut mortgage payments in half. The post Loan mod scheme from 2009 finally gets settled at $4.6M The DOJ said some of the homeowners targeted had limited English proficiency.

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ROI on Home Flips Falls to Lowest Level Since 2009

Appraisal Buzz

The post ROI on Home Flips Falls to Lowest Level Since 2009 appeared first on DSNews. The post ROI on Home Flips Falls to Lowest Level Since 2009 appeared first on Appraisal Buzz. Despite home-flipping rates reaching new highs, representing 9.6% of total home sales in Q1, ATTOM reports that profit margins on flips hit a 13-year low.

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Number of foreign buyer purchases falls to lowest point since 2009

Inman

As the U.S. dollar's value and home sale prices rose from April 2023 to March 2024, international buyers shied away from investing in U.S. real estate, according to a new report from NAR.

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CFPB fair lending head to depart for Fannie Mae

Housing Wire

She previously served at Fannie Mae in multiple roles from 1997 to 2009, including stints as director of the offices of corporate justice, corporate justice and employment practices, and human resources at different points between 1997 and 2002.

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Property Tax Revenues See Largest Increase Since 2009

Eyes on Housing

NAHB analysis of the Census Bureau’s quarterly state and local tax data shows that $286 billion in taxes were paid by property owners in the fourth quarter of 2022 (not seasonally adjusted).[1] 1] State and local governments collected $714 billion in property taxes in 2022, $46 billion more than 2021.

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Vishal Garg ruled to pay $5.5M in a decade-long lawsuit

Housing Wire

million to Educational Investment & Finance Corporation (EIFC), the company the partners founded in 2009. Khan and Garg, who met at Stuyvesant High School and attended New York University together , co-founded EIFC, a company specialized in asset management and advisory services for private student loan portfolios, in 2009.

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