After five straight quarterly drops, default notices that start the foreclosure process increased 14 percent nationwide from the second quarter to the third quarter of 2011, signaling that another wave of foreclosure activity is beginning in many parts of the country. Although this wave will ... » Learn More about The Latest Top 20 Foreclosure Markets. How’s Los Angeles Holding Up?
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Could Lenders Start Factoring in Energy Costs?
Rising utility bills can greatly affect a home buyer’s ability to afford a house, sometimes even more so than property taxes or home owner’s insurance. As such, a new bill introduced in the Senate is calling on lenders to start taking into account a home’s energy costs in standard mortgage ... » Learn More about Could Lenders Start Factoring in Energy Costs?