Rachel LaMar's (rblamar) Blog

Many homeowners have been hit hard by the recent changes in the housing market. We all know someone who has been threatened with foreclosure or is fearful that they will lose their home due to interest rates resetting, job loss, illness or other factors.  Some homeowners took equity out of their ...

Hot off the wires: there is a bill pending that would help people facing foreclosures in their ability to work out  new mortgages. It would allow judges to authorize loan terms for primary residences after the owners have declared bankruptcy. This is a brilliant idea and in my opinion has the mos...

If you are facing foreclosure or know you may be unable to make your mortgage payments going forward, read on. As of the last quarter of 2008 there are several potentially helpful programs that have either been launched or are in the launching phase, most of them favoring loan modification as an ...

Have you noticed the overabundance of foreclosure and short sale properties on the market today? There has recently been a lot of media attention focused on mortgage "walkaways," the process of paying to have someone else handle the foreclosure paperwork (yes, "walking away" is actually an intent...