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Tue 11:33 AM on ListedBy Teresa at MSN Real Estate

Tornado victims may get mortgage relief

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are asking loan servicers to consider delaying foreclosures, suspending payments or taking other action to help Oklahoma homeowners.

Mon 11:40 AM on ListedBy Teresa at MSN Real Estate

Short sale as damaging as foreclosure?

Yes, say the credit-reporting agencies, whose automated systems don't distinguish between the two processes. But some argue the two groups deserve different treatment.

Apr 16, 2013 11:42AM on ListedBy Teresa at MSN Real Estate

Woman wins 3-year foreclosure battle

An 80-year-old Oregon homeowner had the canceled checks to prove she had made all her payments but couldn't get Wells Fargo to listen. A judge has dismissed the foreclosure.

Apr 15, 2013 1:44PM on ListedBy Teresa at MSN Real Estate

Could economist be next federal housing director?

Moody's Mark Zandi is reportedly under consideration to replace FHFA's Edward DeMarco. Unlike DeMarco, Zandi believes in principal reduction.

Apr 11, 2013 12:10PM on ListedBy Teresa at MSN Real Estate

Foreclosure filings fall in half of states

The numbers were up 6% in judicial states, but down 44% in nonjudicial states, compared with the first quarter of 2012.

Apr 9, 2013 1:45PM on ListedBy Teresa at MSN Real Estate

Foreclosure victims to receive checks

The 4.2 million homeowners who were in foreclosure in 2009 and 2010 will get payments ranging from $300 to $125,000. Among those are 1,082 military members who wrongly lost their homes.

Apr 1, 2013 12:24PM on ListedBy Teresa at MSN Real Estate

More 'boomerang buyers' ready to own again

Former homeowners who experienced foreclosures and short sales want to buy again. How long they have to wait depends on a variety of factors.

Mar 28, 2013 12:04PM on ListedBy Teresa at MSN Real Estate

Foreclosures up 9% over last year

The number rose in 26 states and fell in 24, reflecting the increase in activity where the robo-signing scandal had stalled the process.

About Teresa Mears

Teresa Mears

Teresa Mears is a veteran journalist who has been interested in houses since her father took her to tax auctions to carry the cash at age 10. A former editor of The Miami Herald's Home & Design section, she lives in South Florida where, in addition to writing about real estate, she publishes Miami on the Cheap to help her neighbors adjust to the loss of 60% of their property value.

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