Some Hope…Maybe…For Those Facing Foreclosure

There is some hope still for homeowners wondering if there will be more foreclosure statistics in 2010. The federal government is working on a plan that will hopefully make it easier for people to qualify for the Making Home Affordable program. The government is also trying to find a way to convince … [Read more...]

Foreclosures Rise In December Disappointing Everyone

Looking at the numbers of foreclosures for 2009 is sobering. What is even more disturbing is that they had peaked in July of 2009 and then began to decline only to rise again in December. In fact the number of foreclosures rose by 14 percent in December 2009 compared to November 2009. … [Read more...]

December Consumer Wages and Credit Figures Show Little Progress

Consumer wages are stagnant and will probably stay that way for a while. That was the verdict of the U.S. Labor Department. The Labor Department evaluated the average hourly earnings of non-supervisory and production workers in the private sector and found that wages are not moving much right now with … [Read more...]

Foreclosure Looming Don’t Give Up Hope!

It looks like the housing market is not out of the thicket yet. Many mortgages are about to reset interest rates that are no doubt going to rise as the economy begins to stabilize. Many experts are forecasting that by the end of the year the worst of the current economic troubles will be over and the … [Read more...]