Weekend Edition: May 13-19, 2013 – Issue #782
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“Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die.”
– Daniel Burnham –
> Weekend Features <
The Week in PICTURES: A visual presentation of our most controversial and commented-on stories
What You Said: May 13-19, 2013 – The SHOCKING Truth about what you REALLY think about robo-signing, when BEIL readers believe the housing bubble will be back, and much, much more…
You Asked, We Answered: PAINFUL facts about gas prices, Fannie and Freddie’s “logic” revealed, and the answers you need about short sale FRAUD (you’re probably guilty…)
Q: How can it be fraud to not clean or do cosmetic repairs on a property you haven’t bought yet?
Q: Why the 90-720-day window [on the new GSE streamlined loan modification program] only?
Q: How did we get to the point where $3.58/gallon of gas is considered “low?”
> The Week in Review: May 13-19, 2013 <
Real Estate News
The TRUTH About “Rising” Realtor Income
Why THIS Lender is Back in One Attorney General’s Crosshairs
The EVOLUTION of Short Sale and REO Fraud (Hint: You’ve Probably Considered It)
Trulia Reveals the Source of the Next Housing BUBBLE
Why this California Neighborhood is Literally SINKING Into the Ground
Mortgage Lending Update: Freddie Mac Adds New Eligible Assets
GSEs Make Simplified Loan Mod Program Available Early (Are You Eligible?)
The TRUTH About Principal Reduction
Real Estate Scam of the Day: Robo-Signing President Heads for Jail (Scapegoat?)
Why THIS Population Just Can’t Get a Loan (System Rigged Against Them)
Business Notes
Greek Credit Gets an Upgrade (Hint: Still Junk)
Retail Spending (Sort Of) Rises in April (Spin Alert!)
Why Banks are IGNORING This Sign of the Times
The Latest BAN on Google Glass
BEIL FYI
First Legal HEMP Crop in 60 Years Planted in Colorado
Financial Markets News
How You FEEL Could Determine Whether You are Accused of Insider Trading in the Future
What THIS Violent Video Game’s Declining Popularity Could Mean for a Market MONSTER
NO VALUE for Burger King Thanks to Neglect of THIS Menu Item
Ugh – Do You Really Want Google Involved in LENDING?
Personal Finance and Real Estate Education
The UGLY TRUTH About the Cost of Hospital Care
3 Amenities that Bring Tenants in Droves
Low-Maintenance Landscaping Plants