24 Articles match "2008","Bank Owned","Homes"

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• May Home Prices Down 4.8 Percent
  
  Home prices were down again in May, but a few regions of the country experienced a ever-slight uptick in prices from the previous month, giving officials at the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) a chance to be cautiously optimistic in the press release announcing the numbers. "It Nationwide, the OFHEO report showed home prices in May were down 0.3 quot;It is very hard to draw conclusions from a one-month number, especially in these uncertain times; but the numbers in the Pacific, East and West North Central Divisions may be good signs," said OFHEO Director James B.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
  
  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 Index released today. quot; Las Vegas and Phoenix posted the two biggest annual declines in home prices of the 20 metro areas tracked in the report, followed by Miami with a 28.2 Prices in those metro areas were down 19.5 percent from their peak in July 2006. "There
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Exclusive Interview with Dave Webb of Hudson & Marshall
  
  Read Webb’s exclusive interview below: Is now a good time for investors to buy bank-owned foreclosures at auction? “Bank-owned foreclosure auctions are a great way for buyers to find exceptional values on homes because lenders are anxious to unload these properties. Now homes that sold for $30,000 are selling for $100,000 in Houston. As foreclosures continue to mushroom, lenders are increasingly turning to the auction block to sell foreclosure properties. In April, Foreclosure News Report will spotlight the fast-growing foreclosure auction
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Local Market Perspective: Lake Havasu, Ariz.
  
  With our beautiful Lake and hot summers, we are considered a vacation and second home community. In May 2008, there were 272 new listings, down 1.5 There were 134 sold listings in May 2008, down 15.52 My last seven sales have all been bank-owned homes, with over 171 contacts from my RealtyTrac source. With a population of fewer than 55,000, the Lake Havasu, Ariz., real estate market is still declining.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Local Market Perspective: Cape Coral, Fla.
  
  Your comments, questions and feedback are welcome. Gloria Tate Raso Realty, Inc. I work with buyers in my area; new jargon and issues are making buying a home more difficult than ever before. The opportunity to own a home at affordable prices has never been greater, but getting to the closing table is so much more difficult. Many of the best deals in our area Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of guest blog posts from members of the RealtyTrac Agent Network . The agents will be sharing their insights about what is happening on the ground in their local
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Mapping the Foreclosure Marketplace
  
  We just rolled out the next phase, featuring apowerful and flexible marketplace map for properties listed on RealtyTrac — including pre-foreclosures, auctions, bank-owned homes, for sale by owner homesand resale homes. Along with a road map, satellite view and birds-eye view ofthe subject property and neighborhood, this mapping application identifies andprovides a brief description of other properties in the area that are listed onRealtyTrac. This should be helpful for getting a sense of the local marketconditions — based on factors such as number of foreclosures
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Foreclosures in Money's 'Best Places to Live'
  
  Money’s writers and editors selected from an initial pool of 745 “livable” cities with populations of more than 50,000 with good jobs, low crime, quality schools, plenty of open space, lots to do, AND rational home prices. According to the latest data on the RealtyTrac website, Fort Collins has only 20 properties in the pre-foreclosure stage, but 226 properties are ready to go to auction and another 156 are bank owned (REO). Money magazine came out last week with another of its Top 10 lists; this one called "America’s Best Places to Live 2006 ." And the winner is .
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Local Market Perspective: Las Vegas
  
  Shari Springer Springer Realty The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors reported May 6 that 1,794 single-family homes were sold in April, a 21.4 percent jump over the 1,478 homes sold in March. Properties owned by banks and other lenders are accounting for more than half of all the homes sold each month. The sales are 29.9 percent higher than April 2007.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - 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. The Detroit Free Press reported that "Detroit home sales shot up 30.8% 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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• Flamboyant Foreclosures
  
  bank-owned repo will fit your budget. defaulting dream home — perched in the tony hills of Orange County — is a stately steal at $1.6 Here’s a bank-owned mountain escape that includes a $320,000 golf membership. home offers breathtaking views of the city and mountains. Mention the word “foreclosure” and most investors conjure up images of run-down and dilapidated properties located in undesirable neighborhoods. But now some of the ritzy residences are increasingly falling into foreclosure.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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