8 Articles match "2005","Agent","Real Estate"

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• Will Homeowners Sink or Swim?
  
  Foreclosure Market Report, which shows 112,210 properties nationwide entered some stage of foreclosure during the month, a decrease of less than 1 percent from August, and a 63 percent increase from September 2005. The next big wave of news may be a true real-estate slump, as hundreds of billions in adjustable-rate mortgages reset, making it even more difficult for homeowners in depressed markets to meet higher monthly payments. Many American homeowners — initially attracted to low teaser rates on those “exotic” ARMs and sub-prime loans — now find themselves swimming upstream in a desperate attempt to remain financially afloat.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• 2007: Housing Slowdown Good for Foreclosures
  
  The cooling real estate sector will continue to plague the national economy next year, but enough positive economic fundamentals remain in place to counteract forces threatening to push the U.S. That means 2007 should be a good year for anyone involved in the foreclosure sector of the market — whether they are real estate agents, potential home buyers or real estate investors. Some highlights of the Chapman forecast: The sky isn’t falling, but housing prices are projected to decline 2.2 housing market into a full tailspin, according to forecasters at Chapman University in Orange, Calif.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Short sales rising
  
  While short sales remain a small segment of the residential real estate market, the increase bears watching for investors, buyers and real estate agents. January’s total was the highest since RealtyTrac began issuing its report in January 2005. To learn more about short sales, visit our Foreclosure Bookstore . Posted 02-20-2007 8:52 Scanning the Southern California Multiple Listing Service (MLS) last week, the one thing that stands out is the growing number of short sales. Last year, you rarely saw the phrase “short sale”
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Foreclosures up 13 percent in February
  
  We show 117,259 properties nationwide entered some stage of foreclosure in February, a 13 percent increase from the previous month and a 68 percent increase from February 2005. For others, the numbers simply show that the real estate market is softening. How do these numbers play out in your area? Posted 03-22-2006 5:17 PM by darenb RealtyTrac released our February 2006 foreclosure numbers today, and they show U.S. foreclosures increasing for the third month in a row.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Dealing With the Affordability Quandry
  
  In addition to real estate investors and agents, the RealtyTrac website can be a great help to first-time homebuyers looking for a way to get into a home at a price that is more affordable, even in areas where prices seem out of reach for most people. As of Q2 2006 the index stood at 23 percent, down from 26 percent for the previous quarter and 30 percent for Q2 2005. Affordability is the key here. Especially in light of the new consumer index just announced by the California Association of REALTORS®.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Ohio Lawmaker Seeks Solution to Foreclosure Level
  
  And for subscribers to RealtyTrac — albeit investors, real estate agents or potential homebuyers — Ohio is a land of opportunity right now. According to the RealtyTrac Q2 2006 Foreclosure Market Report , the total number of foreclosures in Ohio actually declined by 30 percent from Q1 2006, although still up 85 percent from Q2 2005. And as always we are interested in hearing your reaction, comments or feedback to It looks like foreclosures are starting to become a national call to action for some Washington bureaucrats. One example — Rep.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• A (Relatively) Few Bad Apples Spoil the Barrel
  
  Foreclosure Market Report issued today, the total number of properties with foreclosure activity in April reached the highest level on a monthly basis since RealtyTrac began issuing the report in January 2005. To get the conversation started, we've asked some members of the RealtyTrac Agent Network to provide insight into their local markets in a series of blog posts on Foreclosure Pulse over the next few days. According to the RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosure filings were reported on 243,353 U.S.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• As Foreclosures Mount, Candidates React to the Credit Crisis
  
  Brokers should have to act either as agents of the borrower, thereby owing them a fiduciary duty, or as agents of the lenders, who would be responsible for the brokers' sales practices.” Bill Richardson — taking aim at President Bush and the GOP — called the current financial crisis the “the Katrina of the mortgage-lending industry,” referring to the 2005 hurricane that devastated New Orleans. With mortgage foreclosures at historic highs, Democrats and Republicans are fighting over a political issue that could have major implications in the 2008 presidential campaign.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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