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Colorado rank: 46 90+ Day 1.82% 1.98% -7.73% 90+ Day 2.65% year ago 3.07% percent point change -13.66% -26.39% Top Core-Based Statistical Area GRAND JUNCTION, CO 90+ Day 2.43% year ago 2.62% percent point change -7.09% -7.87% note: The 90+ Day delinquecy rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans that are 90- plus days delinquent. The foreclosure rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans currently in foreclosure. State rank is based on the June 2012 foreclosure rate. All figures are rounded to the nearest decimal. The unemployment rate reflects preliminary June 2012 figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. All other data courtesy of Lender Processing Services. 2.43% Delinquency Rate june 2012 2.23% Foreclosure Rate 3.83% Delinquency Rate Foreclosure Rate june 2012 1.56% year ago 1.79% percent point change -12.57% Top County GARFIELD COUNTY Delinquency Rate june 2012 2.82% Foreclosure Rate Unemployment Rate 8.2% 8.4% -2.4% IN THE NEWS MountainView Sells Off Fannie Mae Servicing Rights Group announced last month that it completed the sale of three bulk packages of mortgage servicing rights (MSR) for Fannie Mae loans, and all were sold without bifurcation of seller and servicer representations and warranties. The three packages had a combined Denver-based MountainView Servicing nearly 300 sales of new franchises were re- corded in the first half of 2012. Florida leads among domestic regions with year-over-year growth in franchise sales of 30 percent. Internationally, South Africa saw a 75 In addition, RE/MAX announced that percent increase in franchise sales, while Canada and Europe posted gains of 21 per- cent and 13 percent, respectively. RE/MAX also added Morocco, Thailand, and the Philippines to its growing list of countries with franchises. The organization also celebrated the per- unpaid principal balance of $487 million and contained mostly conventional fixed-rate loans secured by properties located across the country. Additionally, most were newer originations, with the average age under three months. "Several mortgage banks are selling Colorado recently originated mortgage servicing rights at levels above AOT [assignment of trade] pricing and at or near net Fannie Mae bifurcated co-issue pricing," said Matt Maurer, managing director at MountainView Servicing. "By selling on a non-bifurcated basis, the sellers are able to reduce the size of their Fannie Mae sold portfolio, which in turn allows them to deliver more loans to Fannie Mae." "Our sellers have been able to better their 303-456-7790 Direct || 303-619-4803 Cell www.zacbrownrealestate.com www.thehaasteam.com zaclbrown@aol.com & The Haas Team ZAC BROWN Re/Max Alliance all-in loan execution, better their turn times, and become less reliant on the large ag- gregators," added managing director Robert Wellerstein. According to Wellerstein, the buyer of the three MSR packages is still looking for another partner or two who will sell packages of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac MSRs in bulk on a monthly, bi-monthly, or quarterly basis. In the first seven months of the year, STAT INSIGHT $3,871 in Colorado during the 2011 calendar year. Average closing cost Source: Bankrate 108 formance of RE/MAX agents in the REAL Trends 500, with 44 of the top 50 positions filled by RE/MAX brokerages. Company agents also performed well on the RIS Media Power Broker Survey, which showed RE/MAX agents averaged the highest annual transaction sides of any national franchise at 15.6. "RE/MAX has always attracted top- performing agents, and that's especially true after everything we've been through in re- cent years," said Margaret Kelly, RE/MAX CEO. "Because of the many innovations we've put in place, the best agents know that RE/MAX is where they want to be in this new market environment." LenderLive Approved as GSE Servicer to service loans for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, LenderLive is a mortgage services provider. "As the servicing market continues to LenderLive Network Inc. is now eligible MountainView advised on 24 mortgage servicing rights transactions involving pack- ages with approximately $47.5 billion in total unpaid principal balance. RE/MAX Announces 2012 Growth and Successes improving housing market has brought more than 1,300 agents to the company since the beginning of the year—the first such increase since 2010. Denver-based RE/MAX says the change and more lenders want to retain servicing, they need assistance in doing so efficiently and without strain on their in- ternal infrastructure," said Rick Seehausen, president and CEO of LenderLive. "It is important that we continue to enhance our service offerings as the industry evolves," Seehausen continued. "Being approved by both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac positions us to better meet the needs of our current and prospective customers." Realis Real Estate Launches 'Full Default' Package of Denver, Colorado, announced the release of a new software solution that combines Realis Real Estate Software, based out