About John Rebchook

john_smallJohn Rebchook is a former Rocky Mountain News reporter with more than 30 years of experience in writing and communications... (Read More)

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Rebchook on Channel 9

I was on Channel 9 news this morning to talk about the story I wrote earlier that only about 1,000 people in Colorado have so far received permanent loan modifications. To check out the video, please visit this link. To read the original story, please visit this link.

Contact John Rebchook at JRCHOOK@gmail.com or 303-945-6865.

Loan modifications could help thousands in Colorado

Few of the 650,000 people who have been given trial loan modifications, have seen their loans lowered [...]

Rising foreclosure filings worries experts

“I think people are much more sophisticated and aware of programs available to them than they were in the past,” Stephanie [...]

RE/MAX fighting foreclosures with short-sale plan

“It’s just not possible for the housing market to recover fully until the inventory of foreclosed properties is significantly reduced…” Dave [...]

Internet dating swindle leads to mortgage fraud

The Colorado Division of Real Estate announced today it has revoked the license of two mortgage brokers, and ordered them to pay a total of $94,000 in fines.

Stephen Benaske and Laura Stearnes, swindled a Michigan doctor through an Internet dating service, according to the division.

The division permanently revoked the license of Benaske and [...]

Foreclosure filings could hit 40,000 in Colorado this year

Foreclosure filings in Colorado could  hit or exceed 40,000 filings this year, officials said today, following a report that tracked more than 12,000 foreclosure filings in the second quarter.

“It is possible; it is not outlandish,” Ryan McMaken, who researched and wrote the second-quarter report for the Colorado Division of Housing. “The total for the mid-year [...]

New York Times: Subprime mortgage brokers cashing in on "dubious" loan fixers

“It’s like they’re making sure they screw you one more time before you lose your house,” Zachary Urban, Colorado Division of Real [...]