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Portrait of a pre-foreclosure peacemaker

Housing Wire

Now Sandoval, who was featured earlier this year in a Wall Street Journal article , is the one knocking on the doors of homeowners facing foreclosure or other distressed circumstances. She wants to offer those homeowners the resources and care that her mom and stepdad didn’t experience. “I There is nothing like that face to face.

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Home equity cushions homeowners against economic shocks

Housing Wire

Vast home equity cushion Keep this very simple: 82% of homeowners in America have at least 30% of equity in their homes. In contrast, data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows that down payments have been steadily increasing for many years.

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MV Realty files for bankruptcy

Housing Wire

Right-to-list agreement firm MV Realty has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 33 states. MV Realty currently faces lawsuits in multiple states for allegedly misleading consumers and homeowners. If the homeowner breaks the agreement or decides to terminate it early, they must pay the firm 6% of the appraised value of the home.

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Sagent’s mortgage platform, Dara, moves closer to full deployment

Housing Wire

Dara Consumer focuses on the homeowners navigation of their mortgage. Dara Default offers decisioning, automated workflows, collections, loss mitigation, claims, foreclosure and bankruptcy and an attorney network. Dara Movement and Dara Data are not yet on the market but in a “road map” stage, Sagent confirmed.

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Opinion: Title insurance is vital to protecting the American dream

Housing Wire

In a refinancing, homeowners obtain a new loan and lenders require a new title search and a title insurance policy on that loan to protect their investment. And because the home’s ownership remains unchanged, a homeowners’ title insurance “Owner’s Policy” is valid through refinance. Why is a title search necessary for refinancing?

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Kentucky passes bill to end ‘harmful’ listing contracts 

Housing Wire

The practice of right-to-list agreements preys upon homeowners by offering small lump sums of cash in exchange for decades-long contracts for the exclusive rights to sell the property. For a homeowner in need of extra cash, somewhere between $300 to $5,000, a company will give them the cash they need without a loan. Kentucky Gov.

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IMF: CFPB mortgage servicer complaints drop in Q4

Housing Wire

The greatest areas of concern for Uejio surrounded servicers’ handling of CARES Act forbearances such as failing to process accounts or providing homeowners with incorrect or incomplete information. Mortgage servicers take steps to support borrowers amid COVID-19. Presented by: Computershare Loan Services.

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