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High-End Foreclosures Rising Among Top Tier Homes
High-End Foreclosures Rising Among Top Tier Homes By Octavio Nuiry, RealtyTrac Staff Writer    Until now, the foreclosure crisis was confined to a narrow niche of middle-class urban communities and outer-rim new housing developments where first-time homeowners and real estate speculators benefited briefly from favorable financing. But increasingly there are signs that the foreclosure problem is spilling over into wealthier areas, where prime borrowers — and even high-end real estate developers — are rapidly falling behind on their
www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
quot;Little positive news can be found when cities like Las Vegas and Phoenix report annual declines as large as -29.9% More from Shulman and several other leading economists in the October issue of the Foreclosure News Report , scheduled to be available in mid October.) Now, in 2009, or will you wait until 2020 when everyone has forgotten about this housing slump and is raving about skyrocketing home prices? Posted Home prices in 20 of the nation's major metro areas in July were collectively down 16.3 percent from a year ago, according
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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From $2B Bailout to $4B Buyout at Countrywide
Just late last year Bank of America infused $2 billion into the coffers of Countrywide Financial to support the floundering lender’s attempt to survive the subprime mortgage mess — which reportedly almost forced the firm into filing for bankruptcy protection earlier this week. Now with Countrywide’s stock weak and its value depressed, it is being widely reported that Bank of America is paying $4 billion in stock to buy out the company — in which it already had a 16 percent stake in convertible preferred stock after the bailout. It didn’t take long from a historical perspective.
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • From $2B Bailout to $4B Buyout at Countrywide
    Just late last year Bank of America infused $2 billion into the coffers of Countrywide Financial to support the floundering lender’s attempt to survive the subprime mortgage mess — which reportedly almost forced the firm into filing for bankruptcy protection earlier this week. Now with Countrywide’s stock weak and its value depressed, it is being widely reported that Bank of America is paying $4 billion in stock to buy out the company — in which it already had a 16 percent stake in convertible preferred stock after the bailout. It didn’t take long from a historical perspective.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • High-End Foreclosures Rising Among Top Tier Homes
    High-End Foreclosures Rising Among Top Tier Homes By Octavio Nuiry, RealtyTrac Staff Writer    Until now, the foreclosure crisis was confined to a narrow niche of middle-class urban communities and outer-rim new housing developments where first-time homeowners and real estate speculators benefited briefly from favorable financing. But increasingly there are signs that the foreclosure problem is spilling over into wealthier areas, where prime borrowers — and even high-end real estate developers — are rapidly falling behind on their
    www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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  • Federal Lifeline DOA for Most People
    As Myers points out in her story, the new housing bill signed by President Bush earlier in the week will help a fraction of the families facing foreclosure. Personally, what irked me the most about the piece was a couple she interviewed who are facing foreclosure and are obviously expecting this bill to be a personal bailout by the federal government. Well, I have bad news for him. After listening to NBC Senior Correspondent Lisa Myers’ story on The Today Show last week, I am more convinced than ever that, as the old saying goes, people want their cake and to eat it too! In
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
    quot;Little positive news can be found when cities like Las Vegas and Phoenix report annual declines as large as -29.9% More from Shulman and several other leading economists in the October issue of the Foreclosure News Report , scheduled to be available in mid October.) Now, in 2009, or will you wait until 2020 when everyone has forgotten about this housing slump and is raving about skyrocketing home prices? Posted Home prices in 20 of the nation's major metro areas in July were collectively down 16.3 percent from a year ago, according
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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