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Las Vegas Short Sale and Foreclosure Options To Not Keep Your Home

Las Vegas, NV - May 31, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) - The following summarizes the ways to avoid foreclosure but not keep the home. Even though you may not be able to keep your home, it is important to work with your servicer during this process. Walking away from your home without consulting with your servicer may result in a foreclosure reported in your credit file, tax consequences, and/or a deficiency balance for loan proceeds not recovered in a foreclosure sale. If keeping your home is not a viable option, your loan servicer may have alternatives available to absolve the mortgage and home

LAS VEGAS MLS LISTING ALERT – 5 BR, North Las Vegas Real Estate,...

Las Vegas, NV - May 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Coldwell Banker Wardley Las Vegas Real Estate, specializing in Las Vegas Short Sales, is negotiating a deal with a lender to accept a “short” amount on Las Vegas Real Estate, saving the sellers from being another Las Vegas Foreclosure statistic

Richard Ballen of Coldwell Banker Wardley Real Estate creates Comprehensive Short Sale Package to...

Las Vegas, NV - May 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners who are facing Las Vegas foreclosure can request that Richard Ballen, A successful Las Vegas Short Sale Agent, Henderson Short Sale Agent, and North Las Vegas Short Sale Specialist consult with them about their needs. In addition, Ballen has created a custom hardship package allowing the homeowner to complete the documents required by the bank to ease the process. Although Richard Ballen, a Coldwell Banker Wardley Realtor, never encourages a Las Vegas Short Sale, many homeowners in Las Vegas and surrounding areas are facing true hardships that force them to attempt a Short Sale rather than face Las Vegas Foreclosure.

$20,995,000 in Recovery Act Grants to Stabilize Neighborhoods, Rebuild Economies in Nevada

WASHINGTON, DC - January 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced that HUD is awarding $20,995,000 in Recovery Act funding to the Housing Authority of the City of Reno in consortium with the City of Reno Credit Counseling Services and Nevada Rural Housing Authority with for-profit partners Reno Reality, Inc. and Charles Schwab Bank under HUD's Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP).

Associated Management, Inc. is Collecting Food for the Evelyn Mount Outreach Program

Reno, NV - December 17, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- December 17, 2009 –Associated Management, Inc. (AMI), an Associa Company, is holding a food drive through December 31, 2009 in support of the Evelyn Mount Outreach Program. The Evelyn Mount Outreach Program gives food to the needy in Reno and Sparks during the holidays and the elderly all year.

Titus Announces $1.5 Million for Housing Program for Homeless Veterans

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s Third District announced today that the Clark County Housing Authority is receiving nearly $1.5 million to...

Over $7.5 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Prevent Homelessness in Nevada

WASHINGTON, DC - July 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded a $7,571,985 grant to four grantees in Nevada to rapidly re-house families who fall into homelessness, or prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place.

More Than $6.5 Million In Grants For Affordable Housing, Community Development And Homeless Assistance...

Las Vegas, NV - March 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Recommendations to use more than $6.5 million in grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for affordable housing, community development and homeless assistance received approval from the Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday.

Owners of Nevada apartment complex to pay $75,000 to families with children

WASHINGTON - January 14, 2008 – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced a settlement agreement with two Las Vegas landlords for alleged violations of the Fair Housing Act. Sun and Christine Young, owners of Summer Place Apartments voluntarily agreed to pay $75,000 to several tenants; to cease discriminatory practices against families with children; and to stop refusing to make reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities.

Foreclosure protection offered to displaced families in Lyon County

WASHINGTON - January 9, 2008 - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to flood-ravaged Lyon County in Nevada and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes following severe winter storms and flooding.

Nevada’s foreclosure rate highest in the nation

The realities of home ownership have finally hit Northern Nevada, and the truth, for some, can be summed up with one word: Foreclosure. The foreclosure boom has real estate and mortgage experts are looking forward to the return of traditional home lending practices.

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Nevada Short Sale Information – FTC Cracks Down on Loan Modification...

Las Vegas, NV - January 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Effective January 31, 2011, The Federal Trade Commission has banned loan modification companies from charging up-front fees for negotiating modifications of residential mortgage loans. According to Eric Witksoki, Chief of the Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, and the state consumer advocate, “Money spent on mortgage modification consultants is a bad bet for consumers.” Additionally, Witkoski commented that spending money on loan modification is “worse than some of the odds at the casino tables.”

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BLM PROPOSES TO SELL 754.88 ACRES OF PUBLIC LAND IN CLARK...

The Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas Field Office is seeking public comments on a proposal to sell 40 parcels totaling 754.88 acres of public land in Clark County, Nevada. The competitive sale would be by sealed and oral bidding in accordance with the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA). A Notice of Realty Action published in today’s Federal Register opens a 45-day comment period which will close January 8, 2018.