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31 Articles match "2008","Foreclose","Properties"
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As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
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 We sold a condo and bought a single-family home.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Looking to develop property? Try foreclosures.
Although most of the foreclosure properties listed on RealtyTrac are single family homes, any type of property can fall into foreclosure. 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 Villaje del Rio was conceived by Geis as a mixed-used development of apartments and office and retail space. This property was originally
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- 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.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Fannie: Q1 a Swift Kick in the Rear
CNNMoney reported last Tuesday that Fannie’s CEO Daniel Mudd is optimistic overall about the company’s future, but sees more challenges lying ahead for the rest of 2008 and possibly beyond. “As As a result of the losses, Fannie is revising its forecast for home price declines from a 5 to 7 percent loss nationally for all of 2008, to a 7 to 9 percent loss for the year, with significant regional differences in the rate of home price declines. 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.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Foreclosures and Hurricanes: A Nasty Combo
The Institute of Business and Housing Safety is reporting that the increasing number of abandoned or vacant foreclosed homes is so great as to generate real concern for the oncoming hurricane season this year. reported a rise in homeowner vacancies for the first quarter of 2008 from the previous quarter and the same quarter a year ago. The potential for damage The fallout that followed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 left many Gulf Coast residents homeless or facing foreclosure — or both. Temporary relief from the devastation was granted in the form of a foreclosure
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- 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. RealtyTrac estimates the current market value of the property at $503,000. 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 Long Beach,
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- 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.
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- 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. Foreclosure documents often list MERS as the lender even though it is not able to answer any questions about the property, let alone entertain offers from interested buyers or investors. Many foreclosure investors consider MERS a four-letter word. MERS is a system used by many in the finance industry to track loans and the lenders in
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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.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Lenders Asked to Clean Up Unhealthy Foreclosures
Kelley, sent out an official notice last Tuesday requesting that all state licensees in the financial services industry clean up any stagnant water located around vacant properties — many of which are foreclosures. One of the downsides of taking back foreclosed properties for the lender is the obligation and cost associated with managing those REOs — some of which are bound to be vacant for a while, especially with the extended time it is currently taking to sell real estate in the Golden State. Not only are foreclosures unhealthy for the economy, apparently they can be unhealthy for people as well.
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- 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, But successfully buying foreclosed properties off the auction block isnt that easy. It requires knowledge, planning, preparation, patience and perseverance. Before taking the plunge, however,
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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