HUD Home Listings Seem to be on the Rise HUD Home listings appear to be trending a rise.  I think this is due to the lack of FHA lending between 2002-2006.  FHA started to gain some steam when the conventional 100% stated income loan started it's demise in 2007.  In the last several years we have cycled through refi's and purchases between 2002-2005.  The defaults we are seeing now are newer defaults - ones that were bought or refinanced in 2007 or 2008. Trustee Sale Flips Infiltrating the Market Trustee sale flips are slowly gaining their ground and have been for months.  I expect to see a larger percentage of these types of investor resales as the FHA anti-flipping ban has been relaxed for a year.  Banks seem to be eager to want these things off their books for good and allow all cash... 02/09/2010