8 Articles match "2007","Properties","Residential"

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• California Foreclosures 2007: Steady As She Goes
  
  Through November, RealtyTrac tallied nearly 130,000 properties that entered some stage of foreclosure in California alone during 2006; accounting for roughly 11 percent of the nation’s foreclosures for the same period. That said, foreclosure levels for 2007 are more likely to be a continuation of 2006, rather than a reprise of the early 1990s when foreclosures were rampant due to extensive job losses, high interest rates, high inflation and a resulting recession. A dubious honor at best, the Golden State maintained a level of foreclosure activity during the past year that kept it in the nation’s upper echelon in terms of state foreclosure totals.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Waning Confidence a Concern That May Help Foreclosures
  
  Declining numbers are being felt across the board in residential building permits, housing starts (projected to be down 10 percent for 2006 and another 6 percent in 2007) and completions, resulting in a total $64 billion drop in residential construction. If these concerns fuel a downward spiral, home prices could drop significantly, resulting in a loss of homeowner equity (which in itself could have serious economic repurcussions) and an increase in the inventory of foreclosure properties. Experts like Doti see this scenario as unlikely. Economics 401 – Effects of a housing ‘slump’? When James L.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Governor Suspends Controversial Law Affecting Investors
  
  But House Bill 4050 (renamed Public Act 94-280) is now null and void, which should be a relief to real estate investors and prospective homebuyers looking for bargain property in south Chicago . Rod Blagojevich suspended the law on January 19, 2007. A statement released by Dean Martinez, Secretary, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, explained the decision to It was controversial when it took effect, and it remained controversial until public officials decided enough was enough – roughly a little more than a year later. Responding to the public outcry of legislative
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Fannie: Q1 a Swift Kick in the Rear
  
  billion loss reported for Q4 2007, it pales in comparison to the $961 million profit the GSE reported for the same quarter a year ago. Credit-related expenses for the quarter rose from $3 billion for Q4 2007 to $3.2 However, foreclosed property expenses decreased to $170 million for the latest quarter, from $179 million in Q4 2007. It may have been created and chartered by the federal government, but Fannie Mae (the Federal National Mortgage Association) is first and foremost a private company responsible to shareholders for running at a profit. And as with many corporations
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Home Price Indices Reporting Record Lows
  
  percent between Q1 2007 and Q1 2008 to the lowest level seen in the 17-year history of its purchase-only house price index. “These percent decline in prices from the first quarter of 2007 — the largest yearly decline in the 20-year history of the index. “The ldquo;The steep downturn in residential real estate continues,” said David M. Home prices on existing single-family homes continued to sink further into the abyss nationally during the first quarter of 2008, according to two leading industry indicators. The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) reported last week that prices fell 1.7
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Rate Cut, Real GDP Are Some Positive News
  
  2007). percent during the first quarter of 2008, the same rate of increase as tracked for the fourth quarter 2007. calls the “real residential fixed investment”), marked by a 26.7 2008 is definitely a good time to jump into the water and find that property that meets your criteria — and at bargain prices too for the time being (however long that is). Posted 05-01-2008 3:30 PM One day after President Bush pointed the finger at Congress and told the American public to blame lawmakers for all of their recent financial woes, an inkling of actual positive news came out of Washington Wednesday with two announcements from government agencies.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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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.
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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• As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
  
  percent from July 2007, the smallest annual decline among the 20 cities tracked in the report, followed by Dallas, which reported a 2.5 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 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
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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