6 Articles match "2008","Realtor","Washington"

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• Realtors '07 Forecast Looks Promising for Future Foreclosure Activity
  
  At Wednesday’s Opening Session of California Realtor EXPO 2006, Leslie Appleton-Young, Chief Economist for the California Association of Realtors, presented her housing forecast for next year , calling for the state’s median home price to drop for the first time in 10 years and the pace of home sales to continue to decrease. The Realtor group expects 447,500 homes to sell in 2007, compared with 481,200 homes in 2006. LONG BEACH, Calif. — If California’s economic indicators stay at their present course, 2007 should be a very good year for investing and purchasing foreclosure
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• 40 Is the New 30 for Lenders and Investors
  
  Wells Fargo, for example, just announced that it is joining the growing number of lenders, like Washington Mutual and Bank of America, that are offering 40-year fixed-rate loans. Even though prices are up, home sales volume is down dramatically -- just ask the National Association of Realtors -- homeowners are not refinancing anywhere near the levels seen even just a year ago, and the number of new homes under construction is declining as is building permits. Well, as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke decides on his next move -- will he or wont he ratchet up interest rates another 25 basis points next month as most economists are predicting -- mortgage lenders are also pondering their next moves.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Where to find the best deals on foreclosures
  
  And foreclosure rates in California, New York and Washington were well below the national average, meaning that relatively few foreclosure properties were available to interested buyers and investors. I spoke with a realtor the other day and she said the market is turning drastically. It’s important for buyers and investors who are interested in the foreclosures market to carefully evaluate local market conditions before diving into foreclosures in any given area. Our analysis of nationwide foreclosure property sales in the last seven months shows that while some areas of
  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. 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.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
  
  We sold a condo and bought a single-family home.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks
  
  The Hudson down payment numbers contrast strongly with national averages: The National Association of Realtors reports that in 2007 the typical first-time buyer put down just 2 percent, repeat buyers had 16 percent down payments and 25 percent of all purchasers bought with nothing down. In a remarkable advocacy ad in The Washington Post , ING said “we believe that lending institutions should share responsibility with the people to whom they lend. No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks By Peter G. Miller     The news from Wall Street
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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