Jobs in real estate finance totaled 494,700 in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The latest number is lower than the prior month, the data indicate. Mortgage jobs are also below the level a year earlier.
More Great News: Twin Cities Have 10th Highest Instance of Mortgage Fraud
Published by February 15th, 2007 in Mortgage. 0 CommentsAt the risk if turning this space into a mortgage and real estate fraud blog, we point you to another example of how ugly the underbelly of the real estate and lending business actually is, courtesy of the Star Tribune’s Jackie Crosby and Jim Buchta. This time, it’s not one or two crooked realtors/lenders out to screw one individual, but a group that created a process to systematically defraud lenders and funnel millions of dollars in illegal payments to buyers, sellers, brokers, title companies, and more. They did this by inflating sales prices and creating sham …
Transforming Your Digital Camera into an Electronic Measuring Tape
Published by February 15th, 2007 in Mortgage. 0 Comments
iPhotoMEASURE Standard Edition is a revolutionary software tool that enables you to measure anything in a photo taken with your digital camera. This is very useful when physical measurements are difficult or unsafe to perform.
The iPhotoMEASURE program comes with DigiTargets, which are placed in any area you want to photograph/measure. The DigiTarget provides the software with an accurate scale to base its measurements on.
All that’s required is to:
1. Take a digital photo.2. Open the photo in the …
4. Rates remain below 6.5% for most home loans
Published by February 2nd, 2007 in Mortgage. 0 CommentsAffordable mortgages are turning the winter into a good time to buy or refinance a home.
DataPlace - One-Stop Source for Housing and Demographic Data
Published by February 2nd, 2007 in Mortgage. 0 CommentsDataPlace aims to be your one-stop source for housing and demographic data about your community, your region, and the nation. The site not only assembles a variety of data sets from multiple sources, but it also provides tools and guides to assist you in analyzing, interpreting, and applying the data so you can make more informed decisions.
DataPlace lets you view tables, charts, and maps of data about states, counties, cities, zip codes and census tracts in the United States, from sources such as Census, …
