Las Vegas and Reno, Nev. are the top two cities with the most “underwater” homes, according to a new report from online real estate site Zillow. The report noted that Americans continue to owe more on their homes than they are worth and that nearly one in three mortgages is underwater, amounting to more than 15 million homes and a total negative equity of $1.19 trillion. The cities with the most homes underwater are: 1. Las Vegas, Nev. (pct. homes w/underwater mortgages: 71%); 2. Reno, Nev. (61.7%); 3. Bakersfield, Calif. (60.5%); 4. Modesto, Calif. (60.3%); 5. Stockton, Calif. (60.3%); 6. Vallejo, Calif. (60.3%); 7. Visalia, Calif. (57.7%); 8. Phoenix, Ariz. (55.5%); 9. Atlanta, Ga. (55.5%); and 10. Orlando, Fla. (53.9%).
CFPB Provides Mortgage Rule Videos
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has developed a series of videos that detail its final mortgage rules. You can access the video presentations that provide an overview of the 2013 rules in addition to ...
Fed Maintains Low Rates Policy
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At their most recent meeting (5/1), Federal Reserve policymakers voted to keep short-term interest rates at record lows at least until unemployment drops to 6.5%, and continue the monthly purchase of $85 billion in Tr...
Top Housing Markets Announced
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Nationwide there was a 5.1% increase in home values between February 2012 and February 2013, according to Zillow, the real estate listing website. Home values jumped more than 13% in 10 of the 30 largest housing marke...
Consumers Pessimistic About Economy – But Remain Positive About Home Buying
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Consumer sentiment about the economy dropped to a nine-month low this month, according to the latest Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan’s index. The index slipped to 72.3 in April, a reading last posted in July, 2...







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