Friday, May 13, 2011

Mortgage Fraud Increases as Home Prices Decrease

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 numbers such as the median price in metropolitan areas, the decrease in home prices, the number of distressed properties, the increase in mortgage fraud and squatters rent, update on the robo-signing, and much more. He also discusses upcoming events including the radio show with Ray McLaine, the California Mortgage Brokers Association, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Expo, and I Survived Real Estate 2011. This video is a follow-up to the Norris Group's real estate blog.

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Friday, May 6, 2011

Federal Government Sues Deutsche Bank

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 numbers for unemployment and construction spending, the federal lawsuit agains Deutsche Bank, the investigation of JP Morgan and Credit Suisse, Freddie Mac's comeback, and much more. He also discusses upcoming events including the radio show with Ray McLaine, SDCIA, the California Mortgage Brokers Association, and the San Jose Real Estate Investors Expo. This video is a follow-up to the Norris Group's real estate blog.

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Friday, April 29, 2011

Senate Bill 729 Rejected

This weeks video is a slideshow of a few big news stories of the week. The video discusses the real estate market, includingthe numbers for home sales, unemployment, and mortgage applications, the recent rejection of the bill S. 729 introduced by Senator Steinberg, and the recent report by MBA regarding people who take classes on repurchasing. Upcoming events include the radio show with Lance Martin, SDCIA, Chino Valley Real Estate Professionals, and the California Mortgage Association. This video is a follow-up to the Norris Group's real estate blog.

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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Commerce Department Says Home Building Will Drop Dramatically

This weeks video is a slideshow of a few big news stories of the week. The video discusses the real estate market, including the numbers for home sales and newly constructed homes, the recent investigation of tax credits the IRS offered, and the outcome of the Salazar v U.S. Bank case. Upcoming events include the radio show with Lance Martin, the Apartment Owner's Association Million Dollar Trade Show, SDCIA, and the California Mortgage Association. This video is a follow-up to the Norris Group's real estate blog. To check out the full stories, go to http://www.thenorrisgroup.com/blog/category/news/.

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Friday, April 15, 2011

New Legislation Pushes Lenders To Respond To Short Sales

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 numbers for unemployment and housing prices, the partial settlement with the feds, banks and servicers, the new legislation in the House of Representatives requiring mortgage servicers to respond within 45 days of receiving a short-sale request, the repeal of the 1099 tax rule, and much more. He also discusses upcoming events including the radio show with Mike and Randy Grigg. This video is a follow-up to the Norris Group's real estate blog.

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Friday, April 8, 2011

1099 Tax Rule Repealed; Federal Shutdown Still Possible

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 numbers for unemployment and housing prices, the federal shut-down, the repeal of the 1099 tax rule, and much more. He also discusses upcoming events including the radio show with Mike and Randy Grigg. This video is a follow-up to the Norris Group's real estate blog.

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Friday, April 1, 2011

House Votes to End HAMP; Charlie Engle Arrested for Mortgage Fraud

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 House's vote to end HAMP, the 20% down payment the Feds want on mortgages, update on the robo-signing issue, and the arrest of Charlie Engle for mortgage fraud, and much more. He also discusses upcoming events including the radio show with Mike and Randy Grigg. This video is a follow-up to the Norris Group's real estate blog.

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