Real Estate News – March 8, 2011




Regulators Reassure Lawmakers That Banks’ CRE Distress Has Not Hit a Tipping Point (via CoStar.com): http://bit.ly/h3956w

With shoppers returning to the malls, retail expansion plans have kicked in to higher gear (via CoStar.com):
http://bit.ly/eDvd1Y

State attorneys general are trying to change the foreclosure process among the nation’s five largest banks by giving the government more authority over how mortgage servicers handle foreclosures, The New York Times reports (via REALTORMag): http://bit.ly/gHr5hV

Watch out for loan modification scams, the California State Department of Real Estate (DRE) is warning customers. The DRE has filed a record number of actions against scammers who have offered loan modification and loan mortgage relief services (via REALTORMag): http://bit.ly/h9f5oK

By the Numbers: A Revealing Look at the Mortgage Mod Meltdown (via ProPublica.org): http://bit.ly/eCj8WR