When a homeowner is struggling to pay his or her mortgage, it is important to consider every debt relief option. One effective option for homeowners to consider is a short sale, which involves the mortgage lender agreeing to allow the homeowner to sell the property...
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Common Foreclosure and Loan Modification Scams
People who are overwhelmed by debt are unfortunately also targets for con artists. Scammers have learned that desperate people often make rash decisions when trying to improve their financial troubles. One area where scammers prey on individuals in financial distress...
Is New Jersey’s Housing Market Really Recovering?
Reports are showing that New Jersey's housing market is slowly recovering. However, throughout New Jersey the average home sales are still lower than those in peak of the housing bubble.Tg Glazer, president of the New Jersey Realtors Association, stated "[w]e're not...
What is Dual Tracking in Foreclosure?
Due to the foreclosure crisis that our country has faced, the federal government and numerous state governments enacted laws aimed at prohibiting the abuses that many mortgage lenders were using including harsh variable interest rates, foreclosure rescue scams,...
The New Jersey Foreclosure Mediation Program
If you are facing foreclosure of your home, it is important to educate yourself about the New Jersey Foreclosure Mediation Program. Several government agencies have combined their efforts to find solutions to the overwhelming number of foreclosure cases in the state....
Atlantic City & Trenton Top the Charts for Metro Foreclosures
According to RealtyTrac, the New Jersey metropolitan areas of Atlantic City and Trenton had the highest metro foreclosure rates in the United States for November of 2015. This is the fifth straight month that Atlantic City and its surrounding area have topped the...
Buying a Home After Foreclosure or Bankruptcy
If you have filed a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy, or you have gone through a foreclosure, you may be wondering how long it will take before you can buy a new home. No two cases are identical, but how you handle your credit after your bankruptcy or foreclosure...
Beware of Home Foreclosure Rescue Scams
Homeowners who are facing foreclosure are prime targets for scammers.. Even though they often believe the deal is too good to be true, they are in a desperate situation and take the deal anyway. According to the NY Post, this is exactly what happened to Broadies...
How will “Know Before You Owe” Mortgage Rule Impact New Jersey Homeowners?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has recently issued a final rule setting the effective date of the "Know Before You Owe" mortgage disclosure rule to October 3, 2015. The new rules are formally known as TILA-RESPA, which stands for the Truth in Lending...
Zombie Foreclosures in New Jersey
The phrase "zombie foreclosure" is used to describe a problem that is increasingly hitting individuals across New Jersey. According to RealtyTrac, a company that tracks national housing data, of all the homeowners in the foreclosure process across the country, one in...
