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            <copyright>Copyright 2012 by Hope Consulting of America</copyright>
    
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         <title><![CDATA[Homeowner Satisfaction Rate at 72%, Highest for Short Sale Purchasers]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[HomeGain assessed satisfaction levels by sales type and found that homeowners who purchased a home through a short sale were the most likely to be pleased with their choice.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://hopeshortsales.com/news/19-homeowner-satisfaction-rate-at-72-highest-for-short-sale-purchasers.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:24:31 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Loan Modifications Are on the Decline.]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Moody’s reports that as servicers work through the bulk of their delinquencies, modifications are on the decline. Servicers are now turning to loss mitigation alternatives, including short sales and deeds in lieu, Moody’s says.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://hopeshortsales.com/news/18-loan-modifications-are-on-the-decline.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:12:33 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Short Sale department contact info for large lenders]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[Hope Consulting of America]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Here is a list of phone numbers for most of the larger lenders.

If we can help you out in any way on your short sale don't hesitate to give us a call at 904-945-4257.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://hopeshortsales.com/news/17-short-sale-department-contact-info-for-large-lenders.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:56:35 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[2012 Short Sale Trends]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Lots of sales, but more soft prices and shorts until we clear up the current economic situation that many home sellers got themselves into.  Massive over-leveraged debt is no longer in fashion, and that sentiment extends even to the big banks. Here's the trends we expect to see:]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://hopeshortsales.com/news/15-2012-short-sale-trends.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:41:31 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[720,000 Florida homes will have to be sold through foreclosure or short sales within the next 18 to 36 months!]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[Hope Consulting of America]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[“There are about 900,000 properties in Florida that are in some stage of distress — 370,000 already in foreclosure and another 530,000 with mortgages that are 90 days past due....Of those, about 720,000 will have to be sold through foreclosure or short sales within the next 18 to 36 months, McCabe predicted.”

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20120112/article/120119896?p=1&tc=pg
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         <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:41:24 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Bank: ‘We’ll reduce your loan, you share future appreciation’]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[Hope Consulting of America]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK – July 28, 2011 – Ocwen Financial Corp., a servicer of residential mortgages, launched a new loan modification program to reduce the principal on a mortgage for delinquent borrowers, but the borrowers must agree to let loan investors share in future appreciation of the home’s value when the market recovers.


© Copyright 2011 INFORMATION, INC. Bethesda, MD (301) 215-4688]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:13:59 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Short Sales surge 19%]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[Hope Consulting of America]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Distressed property sales accounted for 31% of all houses sold in the US.

http://www.mainstreet.com/article/real-estate/housing-hope-short-sales-surge-19]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://hopeshortsales.com/news/14-short-sales-surge-19.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:11:28 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Citi Mortgage Averaging $12,000 Short Sale Payment to Borrowers]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[Hope Consulting of America]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Citigroup--or more specifically Citigroup's mortgage servicing branch CitiMortgage, has been averaging a $12,000 payment to borrowers upon completion of a short sale this year. By comparison, the mortgage servicer had a $1,500 payment average in 2009 and a $3,000-$5,000 payment in 2010.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://hopeshortsales.com/news/12-citi-mortgage-averaging-12000-short-sale-payment-to-borrowers.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:03:07 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Eight Year Low]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[Hope Consulting of America]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Nationwide housing prices hit an new 8 year low. That's about  a 3 year supply.  Lender initiated foreclosures were down 29% due in part to Short Sales, and more agents using Short Sale Processors like Hope Consulting.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://hopeshortsales.com/news/11-eight-year-low.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:10:08 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Florida's mortgage debt: $723B]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[Hope Consulting of America]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Roughly 46% of all outstanding mortgage loans in Florida were in negative equity at the end of the first quarter —]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://hopeshortsales.com/news/10-floridas-mortgage-debt-723b.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:27:35 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Short sales called drag on Silicon Valley, Peninsula housing market]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[Hope Consulting of America]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[There's no easy fix to the housing crisis, but many South Bay experts say one of the most promising is a "short sale" -- selling the home for less than the loan balance. ]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://hopeshortsales.com/news/9-short-sales-called-drag-on-silicon-valley-peninsula-housing-market.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 14:09:30 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hot Property The new exit strategy: A short sale]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[Hope Consulting of America]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[For all the homeowners who are upside down and can no longer make their mortgage payment (because of either a job loss, divorce, or an option ARM that’s resetting higher), up to now the only option was, well, letting the bank foreclose. That’s not a good option since a foreclosure sticks on your credit record for at least 10 years. But some experts are now advocating a “short sale.” This is a case of a distinction with a difference:]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://hopeshortsales.com/news/8-hot-property-the-new-exit-strategy-a-short-sale.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 10:52:42 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Which State Has a Seven Year Foreclosure Backlog?]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[Hope Consulting of America]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[The state in question is obviously a judicial foreclosure state as judicial foreclosures always take longer than nonjudicial. Second hint: there’s a famous song written about it’s largest city and sung by Frank Sinatra. If you guessed, New York, you get a gold star!]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://hopeshortsales.com/news/7-which-state-has-a-seven-year-foreclosure-backlog.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 15:37:22 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Realtors urge Congress to press banks on `short sales’]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[Hope Consulting of America]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[The Florida Realtors urged members of Congress on Friday to pressure banks and other lenders to quickly accept “short sales” of homes to help prevent the spread of foreclosures.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://hopeshortsales.com/news/6-realtors-urge-congress-to-press-banks-on-short-sales.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 14:43:30 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Home Prices Drop in Three-Fourths of U.S. Metro Areas as Foreclosures Rise]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[Hope Consulting of America]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Home prices fell in more than three- fourths of U.S. cities in the first quarter as foreclosures that sell at cut-rate prices devalued real estate. ]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://hopeshortsales.com/news/5-home-prices-drop-in-three-fourths-of-us-metro-areas-as-foreclosures-rise.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 09:38:30 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lenders poised to pick up the pace of foreclosures]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[Hope Consulting of America]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Lenders poised to pick up the pace of foreclosures


The flow of foreclosure filings moving through the court system in Southwest Florida and across the state continued to be constricted by the ongoing documentation crisis, but there were signs in April that banks are getting ready to pick up the pace.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://hopeshortsales.com/news/4-lenders-poised-to-pick-up-the-pace-of-foreclosures.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 15:13:58 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[US SEC Seeks Comment on Short Sale Disclosure]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[Hope Consulting of America]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[The Securities and Exchange Commissions Wednesday issued a request for comments "on the feasibility, benefits, and costs of two short selling disclosure regimes."

The first would add a short sales disclosure to the consolidated tape in a voluntary pilot program, while the second would require real-time reporting of investors' short positions to the public or only to regulators.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://hopeshortsales.com/news/3-us-sec-seeks-comment-on-short-sale-disclosure.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 09:12:34 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[A law to make short sales faster?]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[Hope Consulting of America]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[The "Prompt Decision for Qualification for Short Sale Act of 2011" has been referred to a subcommittee for review.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://hopeshortsales.com/news/2-a-law-to-make-short-sales-faster.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 09:10:31 GMT</pubDate>
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