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Separating the wheat from the chaff: legitimate foreclosure investors vs. scammers
As of February, the rate was one foreclosure forevery 1,223 households. At the same time, thesteep rise in housing prices over the last few years has created amassive amount of equity in many properties — a tempting target forswindlers. In any case, legitimate foreclosure investors willneed to find ways to overcome the stigma associated with foreclosureinvesting because of the increased attention to this problem. An article in the Los Angeles Times onTuesday documented the sad story of a defaulted homeowner who was thevictim of alleged foreclosure fraud. The homeowner
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. 3) The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index also came out Tuesday with its analysis showing that consumer confidence in the nation’s economy slid nearly 12 percent in March following a sharp decline in February, and remaining at a five-year low. Commerce Department 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
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Latest Reports Sending Out Mixed Signals
in April, the largest drop in consumer confidence measured by the index since it first started keeping track back in February 2001. The other report, released by the National Association of Realtors , reported that pending sales of existing homes were down 1.9 percent in February, a much larger drop than expected, to the lowest level the index has reported since NAR began keeping track in 2001, according to published reports . Two reports came out Tuesday that are prime examples of conflicting opinions and the confusion they can cause the average consumer or investor when it comes to assessing the state of the economy.
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Too Soon For a Comeback
    Even the National Association of Realtors, which has come out with its latest report documenting a two percent decline in existing home sales for March 2008, down 19.3 month supply in February). percent in February. At present it does not appear that there is enough evidence yet to declare that a market comeback is in the offing. The bottom line is that no one can say anything with 100 percent certainty given the current state of our national economy.
    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. 3) The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index also came out Tuesday with its analysis showing that consumer confidence in the nation’s economy slid nearly 12 percent in March following a sharp decline in February, and remaining at a five-year low. Commerce Department 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
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Latest Reports Sending Out Mixed Signals
    in April, the largest drop in consumer confidence measured by the index since it first started keeping track back in February 2001. The other report, released by the National Association of Realtors , reported that pending sales of existing homes were down 1.9 percent in February, a much larger drop than expected, to the lowest level the index has reported since NAR began keeping track in 2001, according to published reports . Two reports came out Tuesday that are prime examples of conflicting opinions and the confusion they can cause the average consumer or investor when it comes to assessing the state of the economy.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Separating the wheat from the chaff: legitimate foreclosure investors vs. scammers
    As of February, the rate was one foreclosure forevery 1,223 households. At the same time, thesteep rise in housing prices over the last few years has created amassive amount of equity in many properties — a tempting target forswindlers. In any case, legitimate foreclosure investors willneed to find ways to overcome the stigma associated with foreclosureinvesting because of the increased attention to this problem. An article in the Los Angeles Times onTuesday documented the sad story of a defaulted homeowner who was thevictim of alleged foreclosure fraud. The homeowner
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • New Poll: Buyers to Remain on the Fence
    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. 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. And that could be years down the road. Other survey results included: • A quarter of the 769 homeowners included in the random sample of 1,002 adults surveyed
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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