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• Data Suggests Decline in California Foreclosures
  
  This sheds light on some of the most recent foreclosure statistics published by RealtyTrac (see our latest report) , which show decreasing numbers of new filings in March and April, and May numbers up only slightly. 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.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• MBA Survey Confirms Q1 Foreclosure Surge
  
  The first quarter MBA National Delinquency Survey released today largely supports the findings of the RealtyTrac Q1 2008 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report released at the end of April, which found overall foreclosure activity increased 23 percent from the fourth quarter of 2007 and 112 percent from the first quarter of 2007. The total number of properties with foreclosure filings in the RealtyTrac April report was the highest monthly total since RealtyTrac That closely mirrored the trend in MBA’s foreclosure rate, which put the percentage of loans in the foreclosure process at 2.47
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• How a Short Sale Can Stop Foreclosure, Short Selling Bank Foreclosures - RealtyTrac
  
  Lenders are not in the business of owning real estate. They get upset when they have too many properties on their REO (real estate-owned) books instead of out in the market making it a profit through monthly mortgage payments. The lender must submit a form to the IRS stating the amount of debt forgiven, so the tax man can be waiting for the homeowner when April 15 rolls around next year —if any of the debt was indeed forgiven. Check out our NEW Features! Login Why Join? FREE Trial Feedback Help
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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• A (Relatively) Few Bad Apples Spoil the Barrel
  
  According to the RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosure Market Report issued today, the total number of properties with foreclosure activity in April reached the highest level on a monthly basis since RealtyTrac began issuing the report in January 2005. Foreclosure filings were reported on 243,353 U.S. For example, properties during the month -- certainly a big number, although only a tiny fraction of the nation's 126 million total housing units. Still, nearly a quarter million properties in one month can have a significant impact on a housing market that is registering about 5 million existing
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Immediate Relief Nowhere to Be Found
  
  Three top indices of economic health in the U.S. 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. percent decline from the revised number for April, and down 40.3 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 elevated for at least the immediate future.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Lending Standards Continue to Tighten
  
  The Fed’s July 2008 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey , which covered 52 domestic banks and 21 U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks, found that 75 percent of those banks had tightened lending standards for prime loans since the previous survey, in April. Or is this exactly what the market needs to ensure that home prices stay grounded in the reality of what homebuyers can truly afford? Posted 08-11-2008 3:47 PM by darenb The results of a new survey released today by the Federal Reserve confirms what many people looking to buy or refinance already know — it’s hard to get approved for a loan.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Ohio Lawmaker Seeks Solution to Foreclosure Level
  
  LaTourette (R-Ohio) — who chaired a meeting of the U.S. And for subscribers to RealtyTrac — albeit investors, real estate agents or potential homebuyers — Ohio is a land of opportunity right now. The state went from the seventh highest total of foreclosures in the nation in April to the fourth highest total in June. It looks like foreclosures are starting to become a national call to action for some Washington bureaucrats. One example — Rep.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Jackson Takes a Final Bow at HUD
  
  After that, Alphonso Jackson will probably be looking for something a little less in the public eye…at least for a while. Jackson gave notice on Monday of his intention to step down as secretary of the U.S. The 13th HUD secretary since the agency was established in 1965, Jackson announced his official last day on the job as April 18. These “HUD homes,” like any homes that go He gave himself a couple of weeks to clean out his desk, clear out of his office and say his final goodbyes to his staff. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Foreclosures and Hurricanes: A Nasty Combo
  
  Given today’s economic climate, however, there exists a connection between foreclosures and hurricanes that poses a potentially even greater threat to the health and safety of U.S. The Institute of Business and Housing Safety is reporting that the increasing number of abandoned or vacant foreclosed homes is so great as to generate real concern for the oncoming hurricane season this year. In April, The fallout that followed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 left many Gulf Coast residents homeless or facing foreclosure — or both. Temporary relief from the devastation
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Feb. Foreclosure Report: Are We at Bottom Yet?
  
  February foreclosure activity was down 4 percent from the previous month but still up 57 percent from February 2007, according to the latest RealtyTrac U.S. That premise is supported by looking at the numbers in February 2007, when U.S. Eventually the bleeding will stop, and the fundamentals of a healthy real estate market will be restored. Foreclosure Market Report . So does the monthly decrease mean weve hit a ceiling of sorts for this cycle in terms of foreclosures?
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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