10 Articles match "2008","Homes","Miami"

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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 those
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Home Price Indices Reporting Record Lows
  
  Home prices on existing single-family homes continued to sink further into the abyss nationally during the first quarter of 2008, according to two leading industry indicators. The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) reported last week that prices fell 1.7 percent between Q1 2007 and Q1 2008 to the lowest level seen in the 17-year history of its purchase-only house price index. “These percent for the quarter, the largest quarterly price decline on record, based solely on purchase-only transactions (without refinancings). On a year-over-year
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• $15.75 million pre-foreclosure purchase of Don Johnson's home
  
  A last-minute pre-foreclosure sale last week allowed actor Don Johnsonof televisions "Miami Vice," to avoid foreclosure on his Aspen, Colo.,estate, There are plenty of examplesof highly valued homes in exclusive neighborhoods in the RealtyTrac foreclosure database . estate, according to an article in the Aspen Daily News . "Don Johnson may have saved his Woody Creek ranch frombeing sold Wednesday at a foreclosure auction, but it was because thecelebrity unloaded his 17-acre property Monday for $15.75 million,according to records at the Pitkin County Clerk & Recorders Office.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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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
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Immediate Relief Nowhere to Be Found
  
  According to its latest report released Tuesday, Standard & Poor’s said home prices across the nation continued to fall in April 2008, with prices in all 20 metro areas it studies for the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices showing annual declines. The biggest decliners were Las Vegas and Miami, with 26.8 Three top indices of economic health in the U.S. came out with negative reports this month, supporting the notion that the nation’s inventory of available properties — particularly the supply of properties in foreclosure — will remain
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Local Market Perspective: Cape Coral, Fla.
  
  Your comments, questions and feedback are welcome. Gloria Tate Raso Realty, Inc. I work with buyers in my area; new jargon and issues are making buying a home more difficult than ever before. The opportunity to own a home at affordable prices has never been greater, but getting to the closing table is so much more difficult. The homes sit for a very long time and the 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 insights about what is happening on the ground in
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Economic Indicators: Image Is Everything
  
  1) The National Association of Realtors announced Monday that existing home sales nationwide were up for the month of February compared to January. 2) On Tuesday, the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home price index reported the worst decline in home prices since the company started tracking data back in 1987. Commerce Department reported that new home sales in February were down 1.8 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
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Foreclosure Filings Soar 90 Percent
  
  Saccacio, chief executive officer of RealtyTrac, said a jump in foreclosures at a time of year that traditionally is the busiest for home sales means the slide in prices probably isn't over. “Such strong activity in the midst of the typical spring buying season could foreshadow even higher foreclosure levels later in the year,” said Saccacio. “Certainly Certainly not every community nationwide is seeing an increase in foreclosures, but foreclosed properties are becoming more commonplace and adding to the downward pressure on home prices in many areas.” A growing number of American homeowners across the country are getting foreclosure notices, according to new data released this week by RealtyTrac.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Local Market Perspective: Seattle, Wash.
  
  Because of the lack of “urban sprawl” in Seattle we do not have the inventory of foreclosure homes that the rest of the country has. Even then these homes are being purchased at 20 percent less then market value. So, if you want to beat the competition when it comes to an equity positive real estate investments do not think cheap, think Win/Win. It makes a transaction so much less of a nightmare, and in a few years Over the past three months, my clients and I have presented nine contracts to pre-foreclosure, REO and short sale sellers. Out of those nine contracts,
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• National Registration For Loan Officers Becomes Reality
  
  The Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 , part of the FHA reform bill, sets in place national standards for mortgage loan officers. More investor activity holds down interest rates, and thats good for anyone who wants to finance or refinance a home.” Licensing Standards Under the new rules individuals paid for taking a residential loan application or negotiating home loan rates and terms will have to be registered as loan originators. National Registration For Loan Officers Becomes Reality By Peter G. Miller  
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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