National foreclosure authority will address the U.S. government's response to loan servicing issues at the USFN National Default Servicing Seminar and Technology Forum in San Antonio.

Canadian, European, and Russian buyers snap up luxury South Beach waterfront condominiums at deep discounts in Miami Beach with new specialized services of real estate attorney and REALTOR, Christian N. Folland.

Deal provides 1.2 million monthly visitors on www.Point2Homes.com with access to RealtyTrac foreclosure listings.

The National Assn. of REALTORS says that proposed RESPA reform is too complex, and asks the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development to focus on the Good Faith Estimate and Hud-1 settlement document.

The National Assn. of REALTORS supports a permanent loan limit increase because it will foster more sales, increase affordability in high price areas, and reduce foreclosures.

NAR President Richard Gaylord issued thanks to the U.S. Senate after passing a bipartisan bill designed to stem a skyrocketing number of foreclosures.

Curtis Seltzer points to subprime alternatives that are making the difference to buyers of country properties.

Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the National Assn. of REALTORS, blames the subprime crisis as the major cause of a soft housing market in many major metro areas, and says that relief measures will lead to a recovery in the latter part of the year.

Foreclosure activities in April were at the highest level since RealtyTrac started to issue data in January, 2005, according to the company.

“REALTORS® care as much about keeping families in their homes as they do about helping them find the home of their dreams,” said National Assn. of REALTORS® President Dick Gaylord. “We hope that this week’s dialogue with members of Congress and key administrators will achieve real results for current and aspiring homeowners and help stabilize the market.”