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Iowa AG defends robo-signing settlement
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller defends the $25 billion robo-signing settlement with the five largest mortgage servicers. Miller talked with HousingWire about the settlement in this exclusive video.
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Silicon Valley housing market gets Facebook bump
As Facebook and its social media and tech brethren boom, so, too, does the housing market in Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Bipartisan bill seeks end to REO-to-rental pilot in California
Eight Republican and Democratic California congressional members introduced legislation Thursday calling for the Federal Housing Finance Agency to cease its plan to sell Fannie Mae-owned foreclosed homes in California to large investors.
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Housing markets recover faster in nonjudicial foreclosure states, report says
How quickly a local market recovers in terms of home prices and real estate activity may be contingent on whether its located in a judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure state. Nonjudicial foreclosure markets are performing better in terms of price stabilization, according to a new report.
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Mortgage fraud ringleader sentenced to more than 4 years
Nathan Orms was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for leading a mortgage fraud ring in Ohio. Between 2004 and 2006, roughly the duration of the housing bubble, Orms defrauded lenders of more than $26 million, authorities said.