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As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
We'd like to hear from you when and if you plan to step in and start buying. We sold a condo and bought a single-family home.
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Another Approach to $700 Billion Bailout
Below are excerpts from an article he wrote about these alternatives. "One alternative is to simply offer low-interest loans to borrowers who currently have toxic mortgages. "Figures developed by Rick Sharga, senior vice president at RealtyTrac, show that the likely cost of low interest loans would be roughly $220 billion — hardly cheap, but a lot less expensive than the $700 billion plan now being discussed in Washington. "Sharga's Why doesnt Congress hold hearings and consider an array of ideas? Peter Miller, author of the Common-Sense Mortgage, has offered up some alternatives to the proposed $700 billion bailout plan.
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Ohio Lawmaker Seeks Solution to Foreclosure Level
It looks like foreclosures are starting to become a national call to action for some Washington bureaucrats. And as always we are interested in hearing your reaction, comments or feedback to this and any information we provide on this ForeclosurePulse.blog and our website: www.RealtyTrac.com . Posted 08-26-2006 8:00 AM by joelc Filed under: Foreclosure Trends , Real Estate Trend One example — Rep. Steven C.
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  • Mayors Predict Rising Foreclosures in 2008
    billion in economic activity in 2008, followed by Los Angeles at $8.3 billion, Dallas and Washington at $4 billion each, and Chicago at $3.9 Tell us what you think. Posted 11-29-2007 7:46 AM by Octavion Filed under: Foreclosure Trends , Real Estate Trends Comments Mounting home foreclosures will lead to “profound” effects on the economy next year, bleeding billions of dollars in lost tax revenues, shrinking job growth and reducing consumer spending in the nation’s major metropolitan areas, according to a new report released this week by the U.S.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Ohio Lawmaker Seeks Solution to Foreclosure Level
    It looks like foreclosures are starting to become a national call to action for some Washington bureaucrats. And as always we are interested in hearing your reaction, comments or feedback to this and any information we provide on this ForeclosurePulse.blog and our website: www.RealtyTrac.com . Posted 08-26-2006 8:00 AM by joelc Filed under: Foreclosure Trends , Real Estate Trend One example — Rep. Steven C.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • The Legend of Foreclosure Vandalism Grows
    The article claims that "real estate agents estimate that about half of foreclosed properties to be sold by mortgage companies nationwide have substantial damage, according to a new survey by Campbell Communications, a marketing and research firm based in Washington, D.C." That seems to be the most common story used when people talk about foreclosure vandalism, although Ive yet to hear one concrete (pun intended) example of this happening in real life. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that more and more homeowners forced out of their homes by foreclosure are turning to vandalism to lash out in some tangible way in a situation where they feel powerless.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • As Foreclosures Mount, Candidates React to the Credit Crisis
    With mortgage foreclosures at historic highs, Democrats and Republicans are fighting over a political issue that could have major implications in the 2008 presidential campaign. Meanwhile, the rising flood of foreclosures promises to become a major presidential campaign issue in the weeks and months ahead because an alarming 2 million American homeowners could lose their homes by November 2008. Sensing an opportunity to win votes, the major presidential candidates have come out swinging; proposing a variety of prescriptions to ease the worsening housing slump.Both the White House and Democrat leaders in Congress agree that something must be done to stop the foreclosures.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Economic Indicators: Image Is Everything
    Wall Street was happy to hear that existing home sales were up nearly 3 percent between January and February. percent), while Phoenix, San Diego, Los Angeles, Detroit, Tampa, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. When it comes to purchasing real estate — either as a primary residence or as an investment — perception is everything. When reports of telltale economic indicators are released, if Wall Street perceives them as bad, the market takes an immediate tumble.
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  • Another Approach to $700 Billion Bailout
    Below are excerpts from an article he wrote about these alternatives. "One alternative is to simply offer low-interest loans to borrowers who currently have toxic mortgages. "Figures developed by Rick Sharga, senior vice president at RealtyTrac, show that the likely cost of low interest loans would be roughly $220 billion — hardly cheap, but a lot less expensive than the $700 billion plan now being discussed in Washington. "Sharga's Why doesnt Congress hold hearings and consider an array of ideas? Peter Miller, author of the Common-Sense Mortgage, has offered up some alternatives to the proposed $700 billion bailout plan.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
    We'd like to hear from you when and if you plan to step in and start buying. We sold a condo and bought a single-family home.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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