Archive for June 27th, 2008

Housing Doom goes mobile

  • Published: June 27th, 2008
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We’ve noticed a significant number of users have been accessing Housing Doom on their mobile phones, and have launched a new mobile version of our site. The new site is optimized for mobile phones (including a special version for the iPhone) – it should load significantly faster. You can also check the latest Housing Doom news by sending the text message "Doom" to 41411 – it will reply with the title and beginning of the latest article. We are also accepting advertisers for the mobile site.

1099C: Is Foreclosure Or Short Sale Better?

We’ve got some smart readers out there, and we have a question for you. Prior to the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act that was enacted in December of last year, lenders could issue a 1099 as a result of modification of the terms of the mortgage, or foreclosure on your principal residence. This is not true for all mortgages however. I received the following question: It’s my understanding the Mortgage Relief Act only applies to purchase loans for owner occupied properties.  The following loans are excluded:   -second homes -investment homes -cash out refis of any type(over the original mortgage…
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