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RED ALERT: Mortgage Bankers Strongly Oppose New Foreclosure Bill in...
These guys are a bunch of farbisseners. And I think every homeowner in America should know just what the Mortgage Bankers Association is all about. Because these guys are no one’s friend. And they...
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SB 729 Fails – California Homeowners Get Banked but not Kissed Once Again
California Senate Bill 729 failed to pass in the Senate Banking Committee for the second time in the last two weeks. In a related story, it seems that the rights of chickens have suffered yet another...
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NACA’s “Save the Dream Tour” Now Disappointing Thousands in Phoenix?
It started this past July 31st and went through August 3rd, and 40,000 very nervous homeowners waited in long lines in the hopes of saving their dreams. One woman, a 46 year-old single mom who had lost...
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Mandelman a Guest on Short Sale Power Hour!
I like these guys a lot! They laugh at my jokes, and that’s good enough for me these days… and they even bought lunch, so what’s not to love? Actually, Kevin Kauffman and Fred Weaver are the two guys...
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Court Denies Bank of America’s Petition for Re-hearing in Glaski Decision
Late last week, Bank of America petitioned the California Court of Appeals for a re-hearing of the Glaski case, which the court had recently decided, subsequently publishing its written opinion. The...
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Glaski Attorney Richard Antognini on the Court’s Decision and What’s Next for...
Richard Antognini is the appellate lawyer that represented Mr. Thomas Glaski of Fresno, California… and he’s my guest on this Mandelman Matters Podcast. Arguing the case in the Fifth District of...
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Creative Uses for Reverse Mortgages… That You’ve Probably Never Considered
I’ve seen few things in my life as misunderstood or poorly understood as reverse mortgages, and the more I’ve learned about them, the more impressed I’ve become. In fact, I’ve come to like them so...
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Motley Fooled by Reverse Mortgages – New York Times No Better
Have you ever found yourself sitting alone and actually wondering, if only for a moment if you might possibly be some sort of unwitting participant in a Candid Camera revival show, or something close?...
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Even with $2 million in the bank, you should still have a reverse mortgage
Even seniors with $2 million in savings whose homes are free and clear should at least consider a reverse mortgage, even though few may think so. (And if you’ve saved less, like most people have,...
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A Conversation Between MANDELMAN and a Reader About New $1 Billion Fund For...
The other day, I posted an article about how a deal had been negotiated in Congress that would make available $1 billion in federal bridge loans for homeowners who, due to unemployment or illness, are...
View ArticleThe Real Estate Guys Radio Show, Mandelman Take 2!
It’s Mandelman on The Real Estate Guys Radio Show… Again! Yes, it’s true! The Real Estate Guys must have liked what I said last time I was a guest on their show, because they invited me to come on...
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Mandelman on the News Dissector Radio Show
My goodness, I’ve been doing quite a few radio programs lately, have you noticed? I really like doing the radio show thing, it’s a lot easier than writing long, in-depth articles… LOL… just kidding…...
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AMERICA LOST: Treasury’s meetings with bloggers tells a story that I didn’t...
I talk to a lot of homeowners from all over the country every single day, and it’s been like that for almost two years now. Each day, I’ve try to do whatever I can to help those struggling to hold on...
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Short Sale Lease-Backs Make Total Sense – Fannie, Freddie and Servicers Are...
Attention Taxpayers: There is a solution to the foreclosure crisis that is destroying our country. It keeps people in their homes, doesn’t cost taxpayers a dime, and actually makes the banks more...
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Bringing Up the Rear: Senator Christopher J. Dodd
Without question, Elizabeth Warren was the right person to be appointed to head up the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which has been created as a result of the recently passed financial...
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CalHFA’s $2 Billion Home Rescue Program… Here’s How Stupid They Think We Are.
The California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) has announced the details of “Keep Your Home California,” a new program allegedly designed to help some of the state’s distressed homeowners. According...
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Ex-Asst. Treasury Secretary Herb Allison Back at Beautiful Connecticut Home
Remember years ago how people who worked for the federal government didn’t make a lot of money or, at least generally speaking, have a lot of money? Like, they were public servants and only after...
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The Impassioned Words of Rep. Bob Herkes & Sen. Roz Baker on SB 651
Last night, as I hope you already know, the State of Hawaii’s legislature overwhelmingly passed SB 651, which I think is unquestionably the toughest foreclosure prevention bill in the country. The...
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MUST SEE TV: WA State Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Case Against MERS
“May a party be a lawful ‘beneficiary’ under Washington’s Deed of Trust Act if it never held the promissory note secured by the Deed of Trust?” That’s the key question the Washington State’s...
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Senate Investigation Says Banks Caused Crisis, Not Borrowers
They finally got it! And geeze, it took them long enough. I wrote an article TWO YEARS AGO, titled “What Happened on Wall Street and Why,” and it explained the factors the contributed to the...
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