The Down Payment Assistance Program, in Orange County, provides assistance to qualified first time homebuyers for down payment and closing costs associated with purchasing a home. The amount of assistance provided will be determined based on your household income. A...
Favorable exchange rates, affordable home prices and rising affluence abroad continue to drive international buyers to the U.S. to purchase properties and make real estate investments. According to the National Association of Realtors® 2014 Profile of International...
According to RealtyTrac, Florida was home to one-third (48,630) of U.S. zombie foreclosures in the second quarter – properties in the foreclosure process in which the owner has moved out but the bank has not yet taken back the home. Other states in the top five...
Nearly half (46 percent) of today’s potential home buyers fear they won’t qualify for a home mortgage; as a result, they don’t try, according to a national consumer survey conducted by OmniTel on behalf of loanDepot. The survey results suggest that...
The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) says that it created a “Task Force on Cyber Risk” to analyze the risk of cyber terrorism to businesses. While the threat of viruses, hacking, etc., has been on the national radar for a while, it grew in importance...