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Option ARM Borrowers Running Out Of Time
According to Fitch "the potential average payment increase on this recasting population is 63 percent, representing on average an additional $1,053 due each month on top of the current average payment of $1,672." You dont have to be a math major to figure out what will happen next: Huge numbers of option ARMs will fail in the next 24 to 30 months with results that will be devastating to borrowers, loan portfolios and local home values. How They Work Formally known as "payment option adjustable rate mortgages," option ARMs are the most complex residential loan products ever offered.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
Does this make it a good time to buy real estate? have access to credit have fat cash reserves aren't already over-exposed in real estate have a secure job or income stream expect to hold the property for at least two years" But be forewarned, prices are expected to fall further, and will take awhile to rebound, according to many economists. "I Now, in 2009, or will you wait until 2020 when everyone has forgotten about this housing slump and is raving about skyrocketing home prices? Home prices in 20 of the nation's major metro areas in July were collectively down 16.3
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
July Foreclosure Report
foreclosure activity in July increased 8 percent from the previous month and 55 percent from July 2007, according to the RealtyTrac Foreclosure Market Report released today. View state-by-state details . Many more are losing their homes.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Appreciation Rates Foreshadow Foreclosures
Third-quarter house price appreciation figures released last week by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight provide more evidence of a cooling real estate market and further foreshadowing of a continued rise in foreclosures — all pointing to more opportunities for real estate investors to buy low. percent from the third quarter of 2005, down from a 10.06 The OFHEO report shows national house prices rose 7.73 percent increase in the second quarter and down from a high of a 13.9
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- 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.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Foreclosure Downpour Continues in May
Foreclosure activity continued its upward climb in May, increasing on a year-over-year basis for the 29th consecutive month, according to the RealtyTrac U.S. households received a foreclosure filing during the month, the highest monthly foreclosure rate since RealtyTrac began issuing its report in January 2005. Bank repossessions (REOs) accounted for 28 percent of the total activity and the biggest increase among the Foreclosure Market Report released today. The report showed one in every 483 U.S.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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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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Defaulting on the American Dream: A Troubling Trend
A rising number of Americans — particularly those who took out riskier adjustable-rate and subprime mortgages — are increasingly defaulting on their loans, according to figures released this week by RealtyTrac , providing striking evidence that a growing number of borrowers are at risk of losing their homes. Foreclosure filings jumped 42 percent nationwide in 2006, accelerating a trend that began in 2005 as home sales started to cool. Last year, 1,259,118 U.S. properties entered some stage of foreclosure, up from 850,000 properties in 2005, according to RealtyTrac research .
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Latest Census Data Suggest More Foreclosures Coming
Census Bureau , based on 2005 data, suggests that the American public is spending more of their disposable income on necessities — especially owner occupied and rental housing. Depending on the city, if those costs increase any more than they already have, the end result could very well be seen on the RealtyTrac website. Moreover, the state ranked 11 th nationally in total number of foreclosures for Will the thinly stretched finances of U.S. homeowners lead to a sharp rise in foreclosures and a collapse of the so-called housing bubble?
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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For Some, Mortgage Meltdown Means Opportunity
Although the trend started late in 2005, it accelerated to 1.2 As the market for risky mortgages collapses, dragging home values and stock prices down with it, many real estate investors and home buyers are seeing opportunities emerging on the horizon. One of the biggest reasons for increases in foreclosures comes from borrowers buying more house than they can afford. Cracks are appearing in the foundation of the housing market as shock waves — triggered by concern over a surge in bad subprime mortgages — jolted the stock market this week, sending the Dow Jones industrial average downward by more than 243 points, amid fears that a mortgage meltdown in the subprime lending sector could have broader economic implications.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Foreclosures Don't Back Down in September
RealtyTrac’s monthly foreclosure report shows 112,210 properties entering some stage of foreclosure during September, a decrease of less than 1 percent from August but an increase of more than 63 percent from September 2005. View the full report . Posted 10-11-2006 8:43 AM by darenb Filed under: Foreclosure Trends , Real Estate Trends Comments
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Short sales rising
Nobody keeps statistics on how many short sales close each month, but based on anecdotal evidence they are increasing at an alarming rate. While short sales remain a small segment of the residential real estate market, the increase bears watching for investors, buyers and real estate agents. Nationwide, a total of 130,511 new foreclosure filings were reported in January, a 19 percent increase from the previous Scanning the Southern California Multiple Listing Service (MLS) last week, the one thing that stands out is the growing number of short sales.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Foreclosures Exceed 100K for Fifth Month
But the 109,652 new foreclosure filings during the month still represented a 35 percent increase from December 2005 and marked the fifth consecutive month with a foreclosure total above 100,000, according to the RealtyTrac U.S. Texas foreclosure activity increased 4 percent, helping the state reclaim the top spot from California in terms of total foreclosures. U.S. foreclosure activity dropped 9 percent in December, backing down from a November foreclosure total that was the year’s highest.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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