my credit score was in the high 500′s a couple of months ago. last month a car repo was removed from my report, but i dont know the score. does anyone have an idea how much my score should have improved? im trying to buy a house and need a 620.
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Saturday, September 4th, 2010Bay State Foreclosure Deeds Continue To Climb In July; Petitions Drop 20 Percent
Saturday, September 4th, 2010Bay State Foreclosure Deeds Continue To Climb In July; Petitions Drop 20 Percent
More than 1,200 foreclosures were recorded in Massachusetts in July, a near 80 percent increase from the same month in 2009, while foreclosure petitions decreased by more than 20 percent, according to The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.
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ANALYSIS-Canada housing boom ending with whimper, not bang
Friday, September 3rd, 2010ANALYSIS-Canada housing boom ending with whimper, not bang
ANALYSIS-Canada housing boom ending with whimper, not bang
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Fort Worth Real Estate Foreclosure Texas Homes
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
www.davidpannellhomes.com Fort Worth Help with Foreclosures, Helping families out of their homes Savings Familes from Foreclosures Sell your home before it goes into foreclosures By Liz Pulliam Weston If you’re in danger of falling behind on your mortgage, or if you’re already late, you may be skeptical about your lender’s willingness to help. And if you take the advice we personal-finance types typically offer — call the lender as soon as possible and ask for help — you could find yourself stymied by the lender’s bureaucracy or even told to come back when you are really behind in your payments. Call a Realtor It’s Free. No Cost to Sell your Homes if you dont have any equity in the home. The lender will pay the fee. Its better for you and there no problem in asking for help. Facing foreclosure? 9 options Don’t bite off too much house How not to pay your bills How I lost my home 3 stories The foreclosure capital of the US Why lenders don’t like foreclosure To understand why these things are true, it helps to know a bit about the lending process, as well as what happens in foreclosure: Most loans are made — then sold. The majority of residential mortgages are quickly packaged into securities and sold to investors. The company that accepts your payments is what’s known as the servicer. The servicer takes a slice of your payments as compensation, then forwards the rest into a pool of cash that’s used to pay dividends to the investors. As you might guess, the servicer’s …
Housing troubles slip into gated communities
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010Housing troubles slip into gated communities
Housing troubles slip into gated communities
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Hard times lead to foreclosure for Petaluma family
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010Hard times lead to foreclosure for Petaluma family
Barbara Caswell sizes up the task ahead of her as she prepares to pack her belongings after losing her home to foreclosure.
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San Diego housing inventory static in August
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010San Diego housing inventory static in August
Short sales continue to be a significant portion of the local housing market.
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Housing bubble looms as prices soar
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010Housing bubble looms as prices soar
Home sales may be slowing, but prices in six of Canada’s largest housing markets are in bubble territory for the first time in 30 years, according to a report from an Ottawa-based think tank.
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Most Inland lawmakers oppose bill on loan modifications
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010Most Inland lawmakers oppose bill on loan modifications
A bill that would set new rules for the foreclosure process is the focus of a fierce end-of-session fight between the lending industry and consumer groups. Loan delinquency and foreclosure rates are down from the worst of the housing downturn but Riverside and San Bernardino counties remain among the hardest-hit parts of the state.
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July housing sales fall on Main Line
Monday, August 30th, 2010July housing sales fall on Main Line
Despite a buyer’s market, not too many people bought property along the Main Line in July.
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