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Freddie Mac Sells Off $667 Million In Non-Performing Mortgage Loans
The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, known as Freddie Mac, announced last week that it’s selling off non-performing loans to...
Keith Gantenbein
Mar 31, 2017

CFPB Gets Another Day In Court To Defend Its Constitutionality
Last year, in 2016 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) levied a multi-million dollar fine against PHH Corporation for...
Keith Gantenbein
Feb 25, 2017


Colorado Adds “Foreclosure Online Sales”
Colorado has joined the new age in providing online foreclosure auctions. Last year, Realauction.com was approached by the Denver Public...
Keith Gantenbein
Feb 13, 2017


Home Loan Modifications Ending
The Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) was introduced in 2009 and established to help homeowners recover from the great housing...
Keith Gantenbein
Dec 29, 2016


Homeowners Battle HOA Over Landscaping
Homeowner Jim Hildenbrand has been embroiled in a four-year court battle with his Homeowner’s Association (HOA). His case went to the...
Keith Gantenbein
Nov 9, 2016


How To Spot A Fake Tax Call From An 'IRS Agent'
Hundreds of Americans are getting frightening calls from “IRS Agents” making threats including sending the sheriff over to arrest them if...
Keith Gantenbein
Sep 28, 2016


Denver's Hot Summer Real Estate Market- Will It Cool In The Fall?
Colorado’s housing market continues to be ‘hot’. The top ten hottest cities in our nation are: Miami, Phoenix, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale,...
Keith Gantenbein
Sep 15, 2016


Co-Owning Real Estate With A Partner Or A Friend
If you’re thinking of buying (co-owning) a home with a partner, if you’re an unmarried couple or just friends, it’s extremely important...
Keith Gantenbein
Jul 26, 2016


Getting a Mortgage After a Short Sale or Foreclosure
The housing bubble triggered foreclosures to hundreds of thousands of distressed homeowners all over our nation. If you experienced a...
Keith Gantenbein
Jul 14, 2016

How Brexit Might Affect The U.S. Real Estate Market
By now, most of us have heard something about Brexit (British Exit). In a sentence, Britain voted to leave the European Union (EU) in a...
Keith Gantenbein
Jul 6, 2016


International Businesses- At Risk? French Tax Authorities Go After Major Businesses
Our own IRS isn’t the only entity to fear when it comes to taxes. Europe has their eye on international businesses as well as wanting...
Keith Gantenbein
Jun 23, 2016


Signs The Real Estate Bubble Is About To Burst- Again
The number of luxury homes sitting on the global market and not selling is beginning to pile up. It may also be a forewarning of the...
Keith Gantenbein
Jun 13, 2016


Tax Tips For Starting Your Own Business
If you’re starting a new business, the tax obligations aren’t something you should try to handle alone. Meeting with a qualified tax and...
Keith Gantenbein
Jun 6, 2016


Mortgage Foreclosure and Survivors' Rights
California is a step closer to signing a bill into law to protect families from foreclosure after the death of the primary mortgage note...
Keith Gantenbein
May 31, 2016


Reverse Mortgage Advantages and Risks
A reverse mortgage or home equity conversion mortgage (HECM) was signed into law in 1988 as part of the Housing and Community Development...
Keith Gantenbein
May 25, 2016


Timeshare Horror Stories
Timeshares came into being during the early 1960s in England where people would share a holiday (vacation) home. The sharing typically...
Keith Gantenbein
May 18, 2016

Shutting Down Illegal Student Loan Relief Schemes
On March 15th, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) requested that a federal district court enter a final judgment and order...
Keith Gantenbein
May 10, 2016

Are HARP And HAMP Ending This Year?
Are the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) and Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) really be ending at the end of this...
Keith Gantenbein
May 5, 2016


Want To Save A Ton Of Money? Hire An Attorney Instead Of A Realtor
When buying or selling real estate, normally a real estate agent is involved. In the past, one of the main reasons for using realtors...
Keith Gantenbein
Apr 29, 2016


Life After Death- Tax Surprise For Millions
Millions of Americans have had horrible and challenging years due to the Great Financial Crisis and subsequent meltdown. Many are just...
Keith Gantenbein
Apr 25, 2016
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