Four Big Banks to Pay Minimum of $116,000 to Homeowners Wrongfully Foreclosed On

In this video, Aaron Norris of The Norris Group gives the news of the week in the world of real estate and other big events. Aaron discusses the real estate market, including the numbers for increased builder confidence, decreased foreclosures, total delinquencies, home sales and prices, the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act, an update in the recent robo signing settlement, and much more. He also discusses upcoming events including the the radio show with Shawn Watkins and Angel Bronzgeest, the tax and retirement strategies brunch, the California Escrow Association, and the real estate investor rewind at FIBI Long Beach. For full stories, go to http://www.thenorrisgroup.com/blog/category/news/.
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Settlement reached in recent robo-signing scandal

In this video, Aaron Norris of The Norris Group gives the news of the week in the world of real estate and other big events. Aaron discusses the real estate market, including the numbers for increased mortgage originations, homeowner receiving loan modifications from HAMP, the increase in builder confidence, total foreclosures, the settlement in the robo-signing case, and much more. He also discusses upcoming events including the the radio show with Mike Novak-Smith and Ted Boeker, our upcoming REO Bootcamp, the tax and retirement strategies brunch, the California Escrow Association, and the real estate investor rewind at FIBI Long Beach. For full stories, go to http://www.thenorrisgroup.com/blog/category/news/.
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U.S. Government Plans to Sell 200,000 Foreclosed Homes as Rentals

This week's video is a slideshow of a few big news stories of the week.   The video discusses the real estate market, including the numbers for existing home sales, home prices, jobs, mortgage rates, and homeownership, updates in the robo-signing issues, Obama's proposal, the new pay for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and much more.   Upcoming events include the radio show for I Survived Real Estate 2011 and the Chino Valley Chamber of Commerce.  This video is a follow-up to the Norris Group's real estate blog. For full stories, go to http://www.thenorrisgroup.com/blog/category/news/.

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Obama given the all-clear to raise the debt ceiling

IMPORTANT: We are very sorry the video was incomplete. This is an updated version of the Norris Group Real Estate Roundup video from last Friday, January 27, 2012.

In this video, Aaron Norris of The Norris Group gives the news of the week in the world of real estate and other big events. Aaron discusses the real estate market, including the numbers for decreased foreclosures, loan modifications, and pending home sales, the growth of the U.S. economy, decreased home prices, Lisa Madigan's lawsuit of S&P, Obama's all-clear to raise the debt ceiling, the new Neighborhood Lift program, and much more. He also discusses upcoming events including the the radio show with Robert Kleinhenz, our upcoming REO Bootcamp, and the Advanced Investing Skills and Strategies for Quadrant 2.5. For full stories, go to http://www.thenorrisgroup.com/blog/category/news/.
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac CEOs facing pay cuts

In this video, Aaron Norris of The Norris Group gives the news of the week in the world of real estate and other big events. Aaron discusses the real estate market, including the numbers for increased mortgage applications and decreased fixed mortgage rates, the increase in builder confidence, Dataquick's December numbers for sales, the increase in non-seasonal home vacancies, the pay cuts for the new Fannie and Freddie CEOs, new principle write-downs on mortgages, and much more. He also discusses upcoming events including the the radio show with Robert Kleinhenz, the Investors Workshops with Shawn O'Toole, our upcoming REO Bootcamp, and the Advanced Investing Skills and Strategies for Quadrant 2.5. For full stories, go to http://www.thenorrisgroup.com/blog/category/news/.
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Fannie Mae CEO resigns

In this video, Aaron Norris of The Norris Group gives the news of the week in the world of real estate and other big events. Aaron discusses the real estate market, including the numbers for reduced home prices, mortgage applications, and NODs and foreclosures, more government interference for mortgage servicers, Bernanke's letter proposing an REO to rent program. the resignation by Fannie Mae CEO Michael Williams and much more. He also discusses upcoming events including the the radio show with Craig Hill, the Apartment Owners Association event in Anaheim, and the Women's Council of Realtors.. For full stories, go to http://www.thenorrisgroup.com/blog/category/news/.
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Federal Reserve Releases White Paper Showing Support for Bulk-Buy-To-Rent Program

In this video, Aaron Norris of The Norris Group gives the news of the week in the world of real estate and other big events. Aaron discusses the real estate market, including the numbers for the unemployment rate, vacancy rates for apartments, housing prices, and pending home sales,  the closure of redevelopment agencies, the bulk-buy-to-rent program from the Federal Reserve, and much more. He also discusses upcoming events including the the radio show with Craig Hill, and the Real Estate Investor Rewind at CVREIA, and the Apartment Owners Association even in San Diego. For full stories, go to http://www.thenorrisgroup.com/blog/category/news/.
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