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

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• Home Prices Fall Deeper Into the Abyss
  
  Homeowners across the country may be feeling a bit like Mel Brooks’ character from his movie “High Anxiety” now that Standard and Poor’s has released its May numbers for the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices . The S&P figures for May show declines in all 20 metro areas reported for the second straight month — nine with record lows and 10 in double digits. In the movie, Brooks’ character nervously sweats every time he even thinks about getting into an elevator. Well, the nation’s homeowners are sweating it out now, being
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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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. Fans of the city are hoping that temporary boost can become the beginnings of an economic turnaround reminiscent of the 2006 Tigers. If that happens, foreclosure investors 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. The Tigers have
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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. The end result of all this may turn out to be a greater number of foreclosures in the Sunshine State this year, but it is way too early to tell at this point. 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).
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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 Trustee’s Deed transferring the property to Red Rock was recorded on May 19, 2008, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram . The home’s former owner also claims that she kicked in $15,000 towards Richardson's closing costs, according to the Los Angeles Times . 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. But the topic
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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; And while modest appreciation could resume in late 2009, prices won't be back to their 2006 peak until at least 2016, possibly as late as 2020 in some markets, according to Shulman. (More The irony of all this may be that just as the market was beginning to find some footing and correct itself 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
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