5 Articles match "2008","Colorado","Massachusetts"

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• Foreclosure Crisis Sparks Surge in Arson
  
  In Massachusetts , there’s a growing concern that foreclosure arson is becoming a problem around the state as more and more properties are abandoned. In Colorado , a homeowner was convicted for setting his home on fire to prevent the lender from repossessing the property. “We’ve Foreclosure arson has doubled in California from 7 homes last year to 14 homes so far in 2008, according to insurance officials. In desperate times people resort to desperate measures. Facing foreclosure, some homeowners are setting fire to their homes for the insurance money.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Appreciation Rates Foreshadow Foreclosures
  
  These states included Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Colorado. Massachusetts and Rhode Island both saw quarterly declines in home prices and also reported the two biggest percentage increases in foreclosure activity in the third quarter, further demonstrating the correlation between house price depreciation and rising foreclosures. Third-quarter house price appreciation figures released last week by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight provide more evidence of a cooling real estate market and further foreshadowing of a continued rise in foreclosures — all pointing to more opportunities for real estate investors to buy low.
  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. But the increases in those categories started to slow down in 2008. 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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• March Mania and RealtyTrac's Sweet 16 Foreclosure List
  
  Pittsburgh, PA — Opening Bid: $1,650 2) North Carolina — 2813 Bedfordshire Ct, Raleigh, NC — Opening Bid: $3,582 3) Massachusetts — 95-97 Dartmouth, Medford, MA — Opening Bid: $5,000 4) New Jersey — 115 Columbus Ave., Reno, NV — Opening Bid: $49,073 3) Colorado — 2506 W 8th St., Each spring brings the beginning of the real estate sales season and the end of college basketball, culminating with March Mania and the much awaited NCAA Sweet 16 playoff. This weekend, as the best college basketball players square off, RealtyTrac will tip off its Sweet 16 foreclosure list.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Avoid and Stop Foreclosure - Help at RealtyTrac
  
  Stop Foreclosures Click on a state below to get information on stopping foreclosures in your area: Search 1,683,603 U.S. foreclosure properties Click on a state!
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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