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16 Articles match "2008","Auctions","Foreclose"
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Room Enough for a Catnap
Well, for one family it was the right time, an attractive property, and so they came off the fence and pounced at the opportunity of occupying a foreclosed property — quite literally, given that it’s a family of bobcats. A search on RealtyTrac.com this morning for the Lake Elsinore area revealed that 784 properties were in the pre-foreclosure stage of the process, while another 410 properties were set for auction and 1,313 properties have gone back to the lender as REOs. In this lackluster real estate market potential homebuyers have been sitting on the fence, observing from the sidelines as the number of foreclosures keeps going up and home prices keep plummeting.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Buying Foreclosures at the Auction: Make a Killing or Get Killed
“Buying foreclosed real estate at an auction is like having a license to steal,” says Larry Blachman , a Realtor who specializes in foreclosures and author of Buying Foreclosures at a Trustee’s Sale. But buying foreclosed homes at an auction is also probably the most dangerous way to purchase real estate — unless you know how the process works. “If If you know the game, you can make a killing; if don’t, you can get killed,” added Blachman. RealtyTrac expects foreclosure activity to rise in the next couple of years, meaning more foreclosed properties will be available for home buyers, investors and real estate agents.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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FDIC Selling Off Detroit Inventory
In fact the agency’s head just announced this week that it has adjusted its estimate of how many of the nation’s banks are seriously in trouble of going out of business this year upward from 90 in Q1 2008 to 117 now. So it’s no wonder that it has no time to play nursemaid to a bunch of foreclosed real estate in foreclosure-laden Detroit, Mich. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is having no trouble keeping busy these days.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Foreclosure Activity Deflating or Just Deferred?
In fact, the RealtyTrac report has shown month-to-month decreases in previous months, even during the dramatic run-up in foreclosure activity that has occurred over the past year and a half: in February 2008, November 2007, September 2007, June 2007, April 2007, and February 2007. As can be seen in the chart below, the default and auction categories experienced double- and triple-digit YOY percentage increases for much of 2007. U.S. foreclosure activity in June decreased 3 percent from the previous month but was still up 53 percent from June 2007, according to the RealtyTrac U.S.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Looking to develop property? Try foreclosures.
That includes all kinds of commercial property and unfinished developments -- like one in San Antonio that sold at foreclosure auction Tuesday for $4.77 million, according to the San Antonio Express-News : A creditor foreclosed Tuesday on a half-completed project on Broadway near the Interstate 35-Interstate 37 interchange, clearing the way for progress on its hulking concrete building shells. This property was originally Although most of the foreclosure properties listed on RealtyTrac are single family homes, any type of property can fall into foreclosure. Villaje del Rio was
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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When Foreclosure Is Not Politically Correct
Located in the upscale Curtis Park neighborhood of Sacramento, the property has gone through the foreclosure auction process and reportedly been purchased by Red Rock Mortgage for $388,000, a far cry from the $535,000 Richardson paid for it back in January 2007. 14, 2007 for $18,356, followed by a Notice of Trustees Sale being recorded on March 19, 2008. 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 of foreclosure recently became much more personal for one
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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A Small Silver Lining in Q1 Foreclosure Storm
While foreclosure activity in the first quarter of 2008 was up on a year-over-year basis in 90 percent of the nations 100 largest metropolitan areas, according to the RealtyTrac Q1 report issued today, there were a few notable exceptions that could prove to be a harbinger of hope for the nations battered housing market. in March, spurred by investors taking advantage of low prices on foreclosed properties." On the other hand, those exceptions could just turn out to be a source of false hope, perpetuated in part by short-term foreclosure solutions that are about as effective as a five-gallon bailing bucket on the sinking Titanic.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Solving the MERS Mystery
That’s because when they see MERS — or its expanded manifestation, Mortgage Electronic Registration System — listed as the lender for a property, it often means extra work finding contact information for the actual lender who is foreclosing. Clicking on that hyperlink will open a new window that allows them to search for the current lender using the property address. Posted 03-12-2007 6:06 PM by darenb Filed under: Pre-Foreclosures , Foreclosure Auctions , Bank-Owned/REOs , RealtyTrac Tools & Features
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Bank-Repossession Beat Continues in March
In the latter case, the homeowner offers to convey ownership of the property to the foreclosing lender. View full March report. Posted 04-15-2008 2:00 AM by darenb Filed under: Pre-Foreclosures , Foreclosure Auctions , Bank-Owned/REOs , Foreclosure Trends , Real Estate Trends Comments
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Room Enough for a Catnap
Well, for one family it was the right time, an attractive property, and so they came off the fence and pounced at the opportunity of occupying a foreclosed property — quite literally, given that it’s a family of bobcats. A search on RealtyTrac.com this morning for the Lake Elsinore area revealed that 784 properties were in the pre-foreclosure stage of the process, while another 410 properties were set for auction and 1,313 properties have gone back to the lender as REOs. In this lackluster real estate market potential homebuyers have been sitting on the fence, observing from the sidelines as the number of foreclosures keeps going up and home prices keep plummeting.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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CO Gives Owners More Time to Fix Foreclosure
This redemption period allowed homeowners who had been foreclosed on to buy back their homes after the public foreclosure sale by paying the winning bidder the amount of the winning bid. “For And with the federal government removing the tax on forgiven mortgage debt last month , more short sale opportunities may also be available during the pre-foreclosure grace period. Posted 01-07-2008 9:42 AM by darenb Filed under: Pre-Foreclosures , Foreclosure Auctions , Foreclosure Trend A state law that took effect Jan.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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