14 Articles match "2008","Homes","Los Angeles"

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• Mayors Predict Rising Foreclosures in 2008
  
  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. Prepared by forecasting and consulting firm Global Insight , the report said weak residential investment, lower spending and income in the construction industry and curtailed consumer spending because of falling home values will combine to hold back the nation’s economic activity. Conference of Mayors .
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Home Prices Fall Deeper Into the Abyss
  
  Homeowners across the country may be feeling a bit like Mel Brooks’ character from his movie “High Anxiety” now that Standard and Poor’s has released its May numbers for the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices . Home prices in its original composite 10 metro areas fell to a new record low, down 16.9 percent), In the movie, Brooks’ character nervously sweats every time he even thinks about getting into an elevator. Well, the nation’s homeowners are sweating it out now, being taken on the descending elevator ride of their lives, especially
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• More Trouble for Ed McMahon
  
  The Los Angeles Times reported today that McMahon is being sued by Westmoore Lending of Huntington Beach, Calif., The loan is secured by the star’s Beverly Hills home, which went into foreclosure back in June for $644,000 owed on a $4.8 Filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, the lawsuit alleges that loan documents show McMahon had committed to paying $3,125 a month for the first five months and then paying off the remainder of the loan in one Things seem to be going from bad to worse for Ed McMahon, former sidekick to Johnny Carson on “The Tonight Show” and corporate spokesman for the American Family Publisher’s sweepstakes.
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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
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• Separating the wheat from the chaff: legitimate foreclosure investors vs. scammers
  
  An article in the Los Angeles Times onTuesday documented the sad story of a defaulted homeowner who was thevictim of alleged foreclosure fraud. The homeowner said he was trickedinto signing over the title of his home by a scam artist who didnothing to stop the foreclosure and then took out another loan againstthe property with no intention of paying it off. The scammers dontcreate the foreclosure rates, but they swoop The article goes on tomake the case that foreclosure fraud crime is on the rise. It is a crime thatconsumer advocates fear could become increasingly common
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• Foreclosure Crisis Sparks Surge in Arson
  
  Facing foreclosure, some homeowners are setting fire to their homes for the insurance money. Consider the following: In South Carolina , a homeowner was charged with burning her home on the eve of foreclosure. In Colorado , a homeowner was convicted for setting his home on fire to prevent the lender from repossessing the property. “We’ve In desperate times people resort to desperate measures. But they usually end up with a criminal conviction instead of cash.
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• History in Sen. Dodd's Favor, But Nothing Else
  
  What Dodd suggested last week, at least as a temporary fix, is for the federal government to create a new agency called the Home Ownership Preservation Corp. Fashioned after the Home Owners’ Loan Corp. formed in the 1930s to deal with foreclosures, the new agency would assist homeowners in refinancing their subprime mortgages — many of which are now resetting at much higher interest rates, resulting, in many cases, in It’s a presidential election year. A
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• When Foreclosure Is Not Politically Correct
  
  Laura Richardson has lost, via foreclosure, the 1,600 square-foot, two-story Sacramento home with three bedrooms and 1.5 14, 2007 for $18,356, followed by a Notice of Trustees Sale being recorded on March 19, 2008. The Trustee’s Deed transferring the property to Red Rock was recorded on May 19, 2008, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram . 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
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• Room Enough for a Catnap
  
  In this lackluster real estate market potential homebuyers have been sitting on the fence, observing from the sidelines as the number of foreclosures keeps going up and home prices keep plummeting. According to a report on KABC television , the bobcats have been seen lounging around on the back wall of the home, and have also been spotted up in the trees. The original report What are they waiting for? Hopefully the right time to pounce on a devastated market, timing the bottom of the market before the turnaround begins.
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• Foreclosures Fade in World Series Spotlight
  
  And foreclosures are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the city’s economic woes, reports the Los Angeles Times , which cites the decline of the automotive industry as the primary culprit. The marquee at the State Theatre — just a short walk from Comerica Park, the teams home field — reads: "Lets Party Like Its 1984," a nod to the last time the Tigers won the series. “ In addition to raising the spirits of the city’s residents, the World Series has likely given a temporary boost to the local economy with a sizeable infusion of tourist dollars. The Detroit Tigers are the feel-good story of this year’s World Series, having made it to baseball’s big dance only three years after posting 119 losses — one of the worst records in history.
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