29 Articles match "2008","Presentation","Real Estate"

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• California Consumers Hit the Skids
  
  for the second quarter of 2008, down from 66.3 The report cites concerns about the housing market, gasoline prices, the job market and the volatility of the stock market as key to the negativity among consumers about present and future economic conditions. This will strongly effect the state’s real estate sector, leaving a window of opportunity open for investors to come in and buy up local real estate at bargain prices compared to the overly inflated prices of the past few years. Posted Analysts at the A. Gary Anderson
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Local Market Perspective: Lake Havasu, Ariz.
  
  real estate market is still declining. In May 2008, there were 272 new listings, down 1.5 There were 134 sold listings in May 2008, down 15.52 Unfortunately, what folks hear in the news, for the most part, does not apply to Lake Havasu; with it being a second home community, people from out of state are not jumping on the buying wagon since their present homes, which are up for sale, are still not selling. With a population of fewer than 55,000, the Lake Havasu, Ariz., With our beautiful Lake and hot summers, we are considered a vacation and second home community.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Too Soon For a Comeback
  
  At present it does not appear that there is enough evidence yet to declare that a market comeback is in the offing. Even the National Association of Realtors, which has come out with its latest report documenting a two percent decline in existing home sales for March 2008, down 19.3 According to the official statement of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), a monthly increase in prices was reported between January and February 2008 The bottom line is that no one can say anything with 100 percent certainty given the current state of our national economy.
  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. Consumers' assessment of present-day conditions continues to grow more negative and suggests the economy remains stuck in low gear. 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
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Data Suggests Decline in California Foreclosures
  
  None of the factors that contributed to the last great rush in the state’s foreclosure pipeline back in the early 1990s is present this time around. Since unemployment rates are historically a good indicator of foreclosure rates, this bodes well for California homeowners, but less well for real estate investors, first-time home buyers and real estate professionals who may be waiting for the long-anticipated flood of foreclosure inventory. California’s latest economic numbers reported by forecasters at the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research at Chapman
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Thanksgiving a Time to Reflect . . . on Foreclosures Too!
  
  We live in a country where we have the freedom to do almost whatever we want. — including the opportunity to own and invest in real estate. And the projections are that there will be much more foreclosure activity in 2007 and 2008, especially as the effects of an estimated $1 trillion in “exotic” adjustable-rate mortgages start being felt. As a legitimate real estate investor, professional, or potential home buyer, the next couple of Traditionally, Thanksgiving is a time we take to reflect on our lives and what we can do to make the world a better place in which to live.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Gentle Ben Says the "R" Word...Finally!
  
  Our present situation is starting to look more and more like the recession of the early 1990s, but for the high interest rates. Labor Department announced the loss of 80,000 jobs in March 2008, taking the nation’s unemployment rate from 4.8 real estate holdings) are looking to our shores for great deals. Gentle Ben Bernanke has been careful not to ruffle any feathers on Capitol Hill since assuming his role as the chief caretaker of the U.S. economy. But during his first day of testimony before Sen.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• CBBB Alert Has Good Side for Investors
  
  For subscribers to RealtyTrac, there is some good, and some not so good to take away from this latest round of rampant real estate fraud. On the not so good side, these scammers — some of them greedy lenders — are using the same marketing methods to get noticed that legitimate real estate investors, agents and buyers use to buy properties in foreclosure — postcards, e-mails, phone calls, etc. The good side of this issue The Council of Better Business Bureaus has issued an international alert to homeowners warning them to be wary of scam artists offering to help them out of their current financial predicament and buy their house from them.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Fed's Cautionary Stance Predictable
  
  What does all this mean for prospective home buyers and real estate investors looking to take advantage of present market conditions? It means that we haven’t seen a market as ripe as this one since the early 1990s, with such a vast selection of properties available to purchase at significant discounts. Posted 08-07-2008 12:30 PM by joelc Filed under: Foreclosure Trends , Real Estate Trend Did anyone really expect anything else out of Ben Bernanke and the other 10 members of the Federal Open Market Committee this time around?
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Mid-Year Report: Nation Not Over the Hump Yet
  
  As it has in times past, real estate has led this nation into recession, and it will lead us out as well — when the signs are there for a recovery. We’re now mid-way through 2008 and the signs aren’t there yet to say for certain that we’re over the hump and on the way out of recession. But real estate — housing prices to be precise — is the sign that forecasters at the A. But a recession it is nonetheless. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research at Chapman University are looking to lead the way back to prosperity.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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