Archive for February, 2011

St Louis Loan Audit: Bank of America Fights Back

Monday, February 14th, 2011


St Louis Mortgage and Real Estate News –

St Louis Finance and Loan Reduction News: Bank of America Says No To Buying Back Troubled Mortgages
Home Mortgage and Commercial Financing | FREE Loan Audit |
877-334-0210 or 314-334-0210 | Floyd Tapia


In recent comments to the press, Bank of America rebuffed claims by a lawyer for several big investors that it should buy back troubled mortgages because the loans were made improperly.

A group of investors, including the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Pimco are pressing Bank of America to (more…)

St Louis Commercial Loans: Commercial Mortgage Loans Up

Saturday, February 12th, 2011


St Louis Mortgage and Real Estate News –

St Louis Commercial Lending and Customer Financing News: MBA Says Commercial Mortgage Originations Up In 3rd  Quarter
St. Louis Home Mortgage and Commercial Financing | In-House Financing |
314-334-0210 | Floyd Tapia, Consumer Finance Consultant


According to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations, third quarter 2010 commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 32 percent higher than during the same period last year and 15 percent higher than during the second quarter.

Origination volumes for life companies and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were relatively strong during the third quarter.

However, originations for CMBS remained (more…)

Foreclosure Stop St Louis: Title Insurers Forego Guarantees

Friday, February 11th, 2011


St Louis Mortgage and Real Estate News –

St. Louis Foreclosures and Customer Financing News: Title Insurers Fore-go Guarantees On Paperwork Accuracy
St. Louis Home Mortgage and Commercial Loans | In-House Financing and Principal Reduction Program |
314-334-0210 | Floyd Tapia, Consumer Finance Consultant


Title insurers are voicing their confidence in mortgage servicers’ ability to correct foreclosure paperwork problems.

They’ve decided not to require banks to consent to agreements vouching for the validity of foreclosure (more…)

Homes For Sale Saint Louis: Rental Fraud Still Here

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

St Louis Mortgage and Real Estate News –

St Louis Finance and In-House Financing News: Rental Properties That Sound Too Good To Be True May Cost You Dearly
St. Louis Home Mortgage and Commercial Loans | Customer Financing and Principal Reduction Program |
314-334-0210 | Floyd Tapia, Consumer Finance Consultant

SCAM ALERT: Rental Fraud

There were reports in 2010 about people who advertise rental properties that do not legally belong to them according to Home For Sale Saint Louis experts. And it hasn’t gone away.

They advertise a house for rent online saying how beautiful this home is. They suck you in with all the amenities and ask that you request an application.

These would be owners also include a well written letter describing their plight on not being able to sell (more…)

St Louis Lending: Construction Starts To Rise

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011


St Louis Mortgage and Real Estate News –

St Louis Finance and Customer Financing News: Construction To Rise 8 Percent In 2011
Home Mortgage and Commercial Loans | In-House Financing and Principal Reduction Program |
314-334-0210 | Floyd Tapia, Consumer Finance Consultant


According to McGraw-Hill Construction, new construction starts in 2011 are expected to advance 8 percent to $445.5 billion, with single-family and multifamily starts leading the way. The prediction follows a 2 percent decline predicted for 2010.

Single-family housing in 2011 will climb 27 percent in dollars and 25 percent in number of units to (more…)

St Louis Commercial Mortgage: Commercial Foreclosures Up

Tuesday, February 8th, 2011


St Louis Mortgage and Real Estate News –

St Louis Principal Reduction and In-House Financing News: Commercial Foreclosures Up 39 Percent In Dallas-Fort Worth Areas
Home Mortgage and Commercial Loans | Customer Financing and Principal Reduction Program |
314-334-0210 | Floyd Tapia, Consumer Finance Consultant


Foreclosure postings filed on commercial real estate in the Dallas-Fort Worth (D-FW) metro area are at their highest point in 19 years, according to Foreclosure Listing Service, with postings up 39 percent compared to the first 11 months of 2009.

From January through Tuesday’s November foreclosure auctions, 3,029 postings have been filed on commercial properties in D-FW compared to just 2,173 for the year-ago period according to St Louis commercial mortgage experts.

The postings include all types of commercial real estate, including retail centers, office buildings, (more…)

Loan Modification Programs St Louis: Foreclosures Must Go On

Monday, February 7th, 2011


St Louis Mortgage and Real Estate News –

St Louis Loan Audit and Customer Financing News: Washington Now Says Foreclosures Must Go On
Home Mortgage and Commercial Loans | In-House Financing and Principal Reduction Program |
314-334-0210 | Floyd Tapia, Consumer Finance Consultant


Over 12 months ago, officials focused on stopping the foreclosure tide. Now they are touting the need for foreclosures to rebuild the housing market.

Last week Phyllis Caldwell, head of the Treasury Department’s Homeownership Preservation Office, told a congressional panel that “an important part of ensuring (more…)

St Louis Finance: Income Down Savings Down

Sunday, February 6th, 2011


St Louis Mortgage and Real Estate News –

St Louis Finance and In-House Financing News: Personal Incomes and Savings Rate Down
Home Mortgage and Commercial Loans | Customer Financing and Principal Reduction Program |
314-334-0210 | Floyd Tapia, Consumer Finance Consultant


According to the Commerce Department, personal income fell 0.1 percent. The drop in personal income was a sharp reversal from a revised 0.4 percent increase registered in August.

According to the Commerce Department, spending by individuals increased by 0.2 percent.

Economists expected that spending by individuals would rise 0.4 percent in September, according to (more…)

St Louis Foreclosures Rose In 3rd Quarter of 2010

Saturday, February 5th, 2011


St Louis Mortgage and Real Estate News –

St Louis Principal Reduction and In-House Financing News: Foreclosures Climbed Higher In The Third Quarter of 2010
St Louis Home Mortgage and Commercial Loans | Customer Financing and Principal Reduction Program | Foreclosure Stop
314-334-0210 | Floyd Tapia, Consumer Finance Consultant


Foreclosure filings increased from last year in 133 of 206 metropolitan statistical areas tracked in the third quarter, or 65 percent, according to RealtyTrac.

The Seattle area had the highest increase. There, foreclosure filings, which include notices of default, pending cases, notices of foreclosure sale and repossessions, increased (more…)

St Louis Home Loan: Investors Recoup Mortgage Losses

Friday, February 4th, 2011


St Louis Mortgage and Real Estate News –

St Louis Finance and Loan Audit News: Investors Trying To Recoup Mortgage Losses
Home Mortgage and Commercial Loans | Principal Reduction Program |
877-334-0210 or 314-334-0210 | Floyd Tapia


Nearly 200 investors attended a meeting in New York on what was being called “Robosigners and Other Servicing Failures,” said David Grais, a New York securities lawyer.

He was sponsoring the conference and currently represents two Federal Home Loan Banks that have filed lawsuits over mortgage-backed securities they own according to the St Louis home loans professionals.

It’s one of several indications that (more…)