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• Obama To Sign Bill Friday Extending Homebuyers Credit
  
  Obama To Sign Bill Friday Extending Homebuyers Credit Associated Press The White House says President Barack Obama on Friday morning will sign a bill that expands a popular homebuyers tax credit and extends unemployment benefits. Congress on Thursday...( read more
  Foreclosure Pulse - Friday, November 6, 2009
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• Foreclosures, Unemployment to Peak Next Year
  
  MBA: Foreclosures, Unemployment to Peak Next Year October 13, 2009, Associated Press Foreclosures will peak by the end of next year and unemployment will climb above 10 percent as the housing market and U.S. economy grapple with the aftermath of the recession...( read more ) ...Tags:
  Foreclosure Pulse - Wednesday, October 14, 2009
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• Foreclosures Inch Higher in May
  
  The data show nationwide foreclosures inching up 2 percent from the previous month and 28 percent from May 2005. “Our May numbers echo the recent report by the Mortgage Bankers Association, which noted that delinquency and default activities were lower in the first quarter of 2006,” commented James J. That three-month trend indicates foreclosure activity has stabilized in most housing markets across the country after spiking sharply at the beginning of this year.” View the full report and press release. Posted 06-26-2006 9:42 AM by
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Florida Homeowners Overconfident Despite Foreclosures?
  
  Their least concern: falling victim to mortgage fraud -- even though the survey says that Florida is the top state in the nation for such fraud (something that is, unfortunately, always associated with real estate investors working in the foreclosure arena). Between those two extremes, other concerns included: a burst of the housing bubble, rising mortgage rates and depreciating home values. Results of a new study released last week by Attorneys Title Insurance Fund (The Fund) suggests that Florida homeowners are feeling pretty good nowadays about the value of their homes and the potential for those values to rise further in the future.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Fed's Cautionary Stance Predictable
  
  As predicted by everyone from Wall Street analysts and TV commentators, to probably the corner grocery store clerk down the street, the Federal Reserve held steadfast at their meeting Tuesday and kept its short term federal funds rate at 2 percent. The official statement released by the Committee Tuesday had a cautionary tone, noting that inflation remains a key concern as labor markets continue to soften and the housing market “contraction” remains ongoing. just released its weekly report on jobless claims, noting that new claims for jobless benefits rose last week to
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Bush Mortgage Freeze Could Expand to Prime Loans
  
  In the process the secretary justified the need for the industry coalition, while calling on Congress to expedite legislation to reform the Federal Housing Administration loan program. Then, appearing on CNBC Tuesday, the secretary revealed that the Bush Administration is exploring the possibility of expanding the scope of the Hope Now program beyond freezing adjustable rate mortgages for five years for only subprime borrowers to include borrowers with loans at prime rates, according to a report by the Associated Press . “The It seems like Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has been spending the new year defending his boss’ “Hope Now” plan to ease the pain of foreclosure and to give the U.S.
  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. Still, on a yearly basis existing home sales were down almost 24 percent from February 2007, and the national median sales price for all housing types for the month was down 8.2 As the Associated Press reported Tuesday morning, this latest report by the Case-Shiller index, which tracks When it comes to purchasing real estate — either as a primary residence or as an investment — perception is everything. When reports of
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Legislating Lower Foreclosure Rates?
  
  An Illinois law intended to help reduce foreclosures is drawing cries of discrimination from some of the people it is trying to protect, according to the Chicago Defender newspaper. “Nearly 60 days after Illinois House Bill 4050 went into effect to supposedly protect consumers from predatory lenders, a coalition of Black and Latino city residents say the new law is actually destroying property values in select minority communities.” The law is a pilot program that is being applied in 10 Chicago zip codes chosen for their high foreclosure rates, among other factors. But opponents
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Glossary of Foreclosure and Real Estate Terminology - Realtytrac
  
  The announcement establishes the new date and time for the Trustee’s Sale. Publication Letter The authorization from the homeowners association for the Trustee to set the sale date and begin notification and publication of the Notice of Trustee’s Sale. Pre-Publication Period This is a statutory minimum time period of three months following the recording of the Notice of Default which the trustee must wait before setting a date for the Trustee’s Sale. Publication Period The time period beginning after the Pre-Publication Period and ending with the Trustee’s
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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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
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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