17 Articles match "2008","Bank Owned","May"

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• Foreclosure Downpour Continues in May
  
  Foreclosure activity continued its upward climb in May, increasing on a year-over-year basis for the 29th consecutive month, according to the RealtyTrac U.S. Bank repossessions (REOs) accounted for 28 percent of the total activity and the biggest increase among the three types of foreclosure filings tracked in the report. REOs were up 35 percent from the previous month and 158 percent from May 2007. Foreclosure Market Report released today. The report showed one in every 483 U.S.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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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 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. Lockhart in the release. Nationwide, the OFHEO report
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Foreclosure Search: Lessons from Long Beach
  
  Not all areas have a lot of recent foreclosureactivity, and that may mean youll have to be more patient in yoursearch (make sure to set up daily e-mail alerts) or broaden your search so that you have more properties to choose from. For example, one search this customer ran was for bank-owned properties in a specific Long Beach zip code. A few days ago I spoke to a new RealtyTrac customer who was having trouble tracking down foreclosure property in Long Beach, Calif . She said something like, "Is the information on your site accurate?
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Oklahoma City Foreclosure Activity
  
  You may notice that this map is not as crowded as the Stockton map. The countys foreclosure rate was third highest among Oklahoma counties for the year despite a 19 percent year-over-year decrease in foreclosure activity. Search Oklahoma County foreclosures. Posted 02-02-2008 9:17 PM by darenb Filed under: Pre-Foreclosures , Foreclosure Auctions , Bank-Owned/REOs , Foreclosure Trend Per a request from Roland in our blog post about Stockton, Calif ., foreclosures, below is a map showing
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Local Market Perspective: Lake Havasu, Ariz.
  
  In May 2008, there were 272 new listings, down 1.5 percent from May 2007. There were 134 sold listings in May 2008, down 15.52 percent from May 2007. I am seeing a rise in foreclosures and short sales far higher than May of 2007. 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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• Foreclosure Activity Deflating or Just Deferred?
  
  The 3 percent decrease may lead some to speculate that the upward trend in foreclosure activity may be nearing an end, but as RealtyTrac CEO James J. 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. 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
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Local Market Perspective: Cape Coral, Fla.
  
  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 are bank-owned properties. In our city, the bank has taken the property back but they may not have paid all the liens from our code enforcement and generally speaking that does not come up until the final title search is done, so a delay is normal. 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
  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. Dispatches from Detroit indicate that free-market forces may be the catalyst. 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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• Foreclosure's Fallout, 2 Titans Tumble
  
  Nobody knows how many billions of dollars the embattled bank has lost, but Wall Street investors are growing more concerned about the deteriorating housing market and the widening impact of the growing credit crunch. bank’s stock down 36 percent to date to $35.90 Big debt problems at two leading banks gives rise to fears that other banks may write down the value Every time Wall Street executives and economists think they have acknowledged the full extent of the subprime mortgage meltdown in the residential real estate sector, more bad news is uncovered. Last
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Foreclosure "Megatrends"
  
  Here are some “megatrends” that may develop in the months ahead. Banks and Builders Buckle If 2007 was the year of the mortgage meltdown, where hundred of subprime lenders became extinct, then 2008 could shape up to be the year where banks and homebuilders buckle under the crushing strain of debt. wave of foreclosure walkers could spawn $1 trillion or more in financial losses, creating a systemic banking and builder crisis unseen in American history, warns the Economist . Foreclosures are rising. Home prices are falling.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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