Homeowners in Minnesota have been battling a through a tough real estate market for the last few years. Foreclosures, short sales and falling prices have made the American Dream sometimes appear to be a nightmare. Luckily, as with all markets, Minnesota’s residential market will recover. How fast and stable the recovery will be is something [...]
Archive for April, 2009
HOUSE DFL TAX BILL BLASTS HOMEOWNERS
Posted in Real Estate Issues and Events on April 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Surfer Beware – Facebook Users Facing Spam Attacks
Posted in Real Estate Issues and Events on April 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The widely popular social networking site, Facebook, now has more than 175 million active users with the fastest growing demographic being those 30 years old and older. Perhaps you’re one of the many Facebook users that recently received spam containing subjects like the following:
• An invitation to lunch by a family
• Your reported violation of [...]
Mortgage-help Site, Call-in Number Go Live
Posted in Real Estate Issues and Events on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The U.S. Treasury Department went live on March 19 with its Making Home Affordable program, which aims to help home owners refinance or modify their mortgages. The campaign includes a Web site as well as a telephone hotline number, 888/995-4673. The federal government is targeting nine million home owners whose loans are held by Fannie [...]