Sarah Susanka’s 2011 Not So Big Showhouse at SchoolStreet brings her ‘build better, not bigger’ design principles to a well-thought out neighborhood urban infill project in the vibrant existing village of Libertyville, Illinois, just north of Chicago. The Showhouse is open for viewing and tours on weekends until May 20, 2012. Tour hours are Saturdays [...]

Some home owners are choosing to just walk away from their mortgage – even though they can afford to pay their payments. 1-800-CashOffer CEO Jeremy Brandt discusses this disturbing trend on FOX News. June 29, 2010

With banks refusing to help homeowners with their underwater mortgages, a New York Times story advocates simply walking away. On Countdown. Copyright MSNBC 2010 www.youtube.com Keith Olbermann housing market real estate mortgage default Countdown strategic default banks bankers

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www.walkawayhelp.com NBC News The New Trend in 2010 – Homeowners Walk Away From Upside Down Mortgage & Let Banks Foreclose

www.foreclosure-survival-guide.com When does it make sense to walk away from mortgage and turn your house over to the bank? This video explores the issue.

Average rate on 30-year fixed mortgage backs away from seven-month high; 15-year falls ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Rates on fixed mortgages dipped this week after rising steadily over the last two months. Freddie Mac says the average rate on the 30-year mortgage dropped to 4.77 percent from 4.86 percent the previous week. It hit [...]

Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) — Spencer Rascoff, chief operating officer of Zillow.com, talks with Bloomberg’s Matt Miller and Carol Massar about the outlook for the US housing market. Rascoff also discusses mortgage rates and the outlook for foreclosures.(Source: Bloomberg)