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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.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Finding Foreclosure Auctions: New Search Feature
RealtyTrac members have been asking for property search functionalitythat allows them to find all properties in a given area that arescheduled for foreclosure auction on a certain date or within a certain date range, and werehappy to announce that functionality is now here. The search results pagewill display auction properties sorted by their auction dates, with themost recent auction date first, and the auction dates will be displayed onthe search results page. If youre logged in as a RealtyTrac member , you can search and sortyour search results by auction date using our Advanced Search --available by clicking the "Advanced Search" link on My RealtyTrac or byclicking the "Search" tab on any page when youre logged in.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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RealtyTrac Launches New Mapping Tool
A new and exciting interactive 3-D mapping tool has arrived here at RealtyTrac . RealtyTrac members can view these new maps by clicking the map icon next to any property on the Search Results Page or by clicking the map links on any Property Details Page. When RealtyTrac visitors enter the map page, they will see icons representing all of the foreclosure properties in the RealtyTrac database that are located within the map area. The new map experience is a vast improvement, and is unique among all national foreclosure services, giving RealtyTrac customers remarkably clear and detailed images, and a distinct advantage over investors and home buyers using other services.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Flying Foreclosure Photos
RealtyTrac integrated Microsoft Virtual Earth technology into its member website this week, allowing subscribers to view aerial and “birds-eye” photos of properties listed on the website (see sample below). This powerful technology should prove especially helpful for those searching for pre-foreclosure and foreclosure properties because those properties usually don’t include a curbside photograph (something that has long been a stumbling block for buyers and investors). But now even those properties can be viewed from quite close range and from several different
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Flying Foreclosure Photos in Focus
Individual property photos are now available for almost every foreclosure property listed on RealtyTrac thanks to a wedding of the companys national foreclosure database with Microsoft Virtual Earth technology. Neighborhood-wide Virtual Earth photos have been available on RealtyTrac since September, but the new photos — dubbed "Rooftop Views" — feature zoomed in and cropped images centered on the subject property. The Rooftop Views include up to four photos of each property, taken from multiple directions. Thumbnail versions of the photos are displayed on search results
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Finding Foreclosure Auctions: New Search Feature
RealtyTrac members have been asking for property search functionalitythat allows them to find all properties in a given area that arescheduled for foreclosure auction on a certain date or within a certain date range, and werehappy to announce that functionality is now here. The search results pagewill display auction properties sorted by their auction dates, with themost recent auction date first, and the auction dates will be displayed onthe search results page. If youre logged in as a RealtyTrac member , you can search and sortyour search results by auction date using our Advanced Search --available by clicking the "Advanced Search" link on My RealtyTrac or byclicking the "Search" tab on any page when youre logged in.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Mapping the Foreclosure Marketplace
We just rolled out the next phase, featuring apowerful and flexible marketplace map for properties listed on RealtyTrac — including pre-foreclosures, auctions, bank-owned homes, for sale by owner homesand resale homes. Along with a road map, satellite view and birds-eye view ofthe subject property and neighborhood, this mapping application identifies andprovides a brief description of other properties in the area that are listed onRealtyTrac. This should be helpful for getting a sense of the local marketconditions — based on factors such as number of foreclosures and asking
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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New Heat Maps Look Really Cool!
HotPads has taken RealtyTrac foreclosure data and used it to produce interactive heat maps that allow viewers to zoom in from a view of the whole nation, to a particular state and even drill down to a specific property. Such detail can be of great assistance to real estate investors and prospective homebuyers looking to pinpoint various levels of foreclosure activity in a particular geographic area of interest when seeking out pockets of potential bargain properties. Anyone who has checked out this blog on a regular basis should be familiar with the national heat map RealtyTrac produces every month that correlates with the release of its national data for the month.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- 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 charge
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Customers, Employees Credited for RealtyTrac's Deloitte Fast 50 Ranking
Saccacio credited the company’s continued success to a loyal customer base of real estate investors, home buyers and real estate professionals who continue to see the value of the information and research tools RealtyTrac provides to successfully take advantage of foreclosure opportunities where they present themselves. Saccacio also thanked a hard working group of employees who are dedicated to servicing the needs of those customers to assure them of the most accurate and up-to-the-minute data possible, along with the most technologically advanced tools available to make researching and
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Improved postcard system for contacting homeowners
But itdoesn’t eliminate the follow-up or leg work involved in buyingpre-foreclosure.Before you send postcards to a homeowner in foreclosure, it’s always agood idea to do some research to make sure that the property is still in foreclosure and that the investment potential justifies making contact with the owner in the first place. Learn more about RealtyTracs new and improved postcard system, and good luck with your search! Posted 05-30-2006 1:27 PM by darenb Filed under: RealtyTrac Tools & Features
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Cagan: Big Scary Numbers, Little Impact
Based on his latest property surveys (conducted December 2006), the Director of Research and Analytics for First American CoreLogic concluded in his latest report titled, “Mortgage Payment Reset: The Issue and the Impact,” that marketplace remediation has already begun as borrowers and lenders negotiate refinances whenever possible. Either way, Cagan’s numbers are another tool for members of RealtyTrac to have in hand when seeking real estate bargains around the country. Posted 06-20-2007 9:00 AM by joelc
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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