4 Articles match "April","Survey"

• The Best from RealtyTrac

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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 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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• Lending Standards Continue to Tighten
  
  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. 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 were tightened even more for “nontraditional” loans — 85 percent of banks that originate that type of loan said they had tightened standards on those loans. And six
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• New Poll: Buyers to Remain on the Fence
  
  A majority of those polled for the survey expressed pessimism over the nation’s housing contraction (as the Federal Reserve calls it) enough to not consider buying a home anytime soon. Other survey results included: • A quarter of the 769 homeowners included in the random sample of 1,002 adults surveyed nationwide were worried that their homes may continue to lose value over the next two years. • If the results of the latest Associated Press-AOL Money & Finance poll are any indication, prospective home buyers will be keeping their wallets closed and remain on the fence at least until the latest economic downturn blows over.
  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. quot; In addition to a general negativity from consumers regarding the present state of the economy, the Board’s monthly Expectations survey concluded that consumers were pessimistic about business conditions improving over the next six months, and their outlook on the labor market was also negative. Three top indices of economic health in the U.S.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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