‘Is My House in a Bubble?’ Avoiding Foreclosure in Today’s ‘Bubbly’ Market

Bills.com offers tips on avoiding foreclosure risk. The topics at many Thanksgiving tables this year included home prices: How prices are moving, whether interest rates will increase, and whether someone’s market is in a “housing bubble.” Many markets have been classified as having a housing bubble problem — yet Andrew Housser, co-CEO of Bills.com, suggests…

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Consumers Give Merit to Use of Housing Counseling Company to Prevent Foreclosure

With a 70% failure rate, bankruptcy may not be the best option to prevent foreclosure. Five homeowners from South Carolina come forward to tell others how a certified housing counseling company negotiated with lenders to stop foreclosure against their homes. What can a borrower do to prevent foreclosure sale of the home if they have…

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6 Tips Before Selling a Home for a Loss

Bills.com offers tips for home short sales that leave owners with mortgage debt Although national housing markets have not necessarily recovered from the economy’s recession, some home owners must sell immediately, even at a loss, and free online consumer portal Bills.com has six suggestions to ease the pain of a home sale that leaves sellers…

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Recently Discovered Flaw in Recording System Clouds Titles on Previously Foreclosed Properties

The modern system of mortgage refinancing and assignments created during the housing boom has left behind a wave of title defects on properties that have ever had a foreclosure in their history, due to a loophole in the property records recording system. This has been detected on a number of properties currently in foreclosure, and…

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