Columns For RealtyTrac.com

: • Toxic Loans: The Need For Disclosure; • The Five Steps You Need To Avoid Foreclosure; • Will You Be A Foreclosure Statistic?; • Don't Get Caught By Changing Foreclosure Rules; • Has The Mortgage Market Become More Risky?; • A Legacy of Toxic Debt; • Government Issues New Standards For Toxic Loans; • Is It Time To Rein In "Risk-Based" Pricing?; • It's Time To Raise Loan Disclosure Standards; • Government Issues New High-Risk Loan Disclosures; • The Hidden Cost of Foreclosures; • How Big Is The Foreclosure Discount?; • Buy-Backs: Keeping Lenders On The Hook; • Do Mortgage Re-Sets Impact Foreclosure Rates?; • Is The Price Really Right?; • Mortgage Lending: The Debatable Facts; • There Ought To Be A Law....; • What Can Government Do About Foreclosures?; • Should We "Fix" FHA Financing?; • Should We Have a Foreclosure Moratorium?; • Are Foreclosures Only A Subprime Problem?; • The Changing Politics of Foreclosure; • Tax Rules Compound Foreclosure Distress; • The Search for Loyal Loan Officers?; • Will We Have 2 Million Foreclosures in 2007?; • The Illusion of Mortgage Protection; • Foreclosure Numbers: A Guide for the Perplexed; • How Big Is The Foreclosure Discount?; • New Financing Rules Could Fuel Foreclosures; • Tax Rules Compound Foreclosure Distress; • The Changing Politics of Foreclosure; • Liar Loans an Endangered Species; • A License to Sell Loans; • The Real Case for FHA Reform; • Devolving ARMs; • Foreclosures & The Multiplier Effect; • Can The FHA Rescue Plan Work?; • How To End Lethal Prepayment Penalties; • Are Mortgage Application Numbers On Target?; • The Mortgage Mess: It's The Borrower's Fault; • Fires Versus Foreclosures: Should There Be A Difference?; • How Much Disclosure Is Enough?; • New Bankruptcy Laws Spur Foreclosures; • Have U.S. Banks Bet The House?; • Can Inflated Appraisals Create More Foreclosures?; • Judge's Ruling May Slow Foreclosures Nationwide; • How Foreclosures Will Change The Presidential Election; • Outlawing Interest-Only Refinancing; • Can the Fed Cut Foreclosures in 2008?; • The New Foreclosure Prevention Plan; • How Big Is The Foreclosure Meltdown?