5 Articles match "2006","Houses","Los Angeles"

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• Foreclosures Fade in World Series Spotlight
  
  And foreclosures are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the city’s economic woes, reports the Los Angeles Times , which cites the decline of the automotive industry as the primary culprit. But for at least five games, the city has pushed concerns about the housing market and the economy to the backburner and chosen to focus on baseball: “The local news media have started calling Detroit "Tiger Town." The Detroit Tigers are the feel-good story of this year’s World Series, having made it to baseball’s big dance only three years after posting 119 losses — one of the worst records in history.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• California Tops PMI's Risk Index
  
  Seven out of the 10 riskiest housing markets in the nation for home price deflation over the next two years are located in California, according to the Winter 2007 PMI U.S. Rounding out the top 10 with their scores were: Nassau-Suffolk, NY (601); Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (600); Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA (597); Boston-Quincy, MA (595); Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA (595); and San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (592). Market Risk Index just released by the PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. Studying the 50 largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Coastal Disasters = More Foreclosures?
  
  Back in 1994 something called “The Northridge Earthquake” (misnamed as it was) shook Los Angeles at 4:31 a.m. The state led the country in foreclosures one month last year, and was in the top three states for total foreclosures every month of 2006, according to RealtyTrac’s U.S. Most lenders will not fund a loan for a house that is uninsured. For anyone who has lived through a natural disaster, the recent tornadoes in Central Florida and the horrific aftermath left behind — approximately 1,500 structures destroyed and 20 people killed — brings back memories of more than just the great need for disaster relief from the federal government (FEMA).
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• When Foreclosure Is Not Politically Correct
  
  bathrooms on a 4,800 square-foot lot she purchased after being elected to the state assembly back in 2006. The home’s former owner also claims that she kicked in $15,000 towards Richardson's closing costs, according to the Los Angeles Times . But they should be very cautious in doing so given that there is no clear sign the housing market has reached bottom yet. Posted 05-23-2008 10:00 AM by joelc Typically when you read about a politician and foreclosure, it’s in relation to some piece of legislation created to combat the recent surge in foreclosures.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
  
  percent from their peak in July 2006. "There percent decline and Los Angeles with a 26.2 quot;I think this time residential housing is in the 100-year flood, and I think it's going to take a long time to recover," said David Shulman, senior economist at the UCLA Anderson Forecast , at the Zelman & Associates Housing Summit in Dallas on Sept. quot; And while modest appreciation Home prices in 20 of the nation's major metro areas in July were collectively down 16.3 percent from a year ago, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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