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As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
percent decline and Los Angeles with a 26.2 quot;I think this time residential housing is in the 100-year flood, and I think it's going to take a long time to recover," said David Shulman, senior economist at the UCLA Anderson Forecast , at the Zelman & Associates Housing Summit in Dallas on Sept. The estimates ranged from 25 to 40 percent from peak to trough, but all the economists thought prices could overshoot going down (as they did going up) and could be down as much as 55 percent in parts of Southern Home prices in 20 of the nation's major metro areas in July were collectively down 16.3
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Separating the wheat from the chaff: legitimate foreclosure investors vs. scammers
An article in the Los Angeles Times onTuesday documented the sad story of a defaulted homeowner who was thevictim of alleged foreclosure fraud. Overall,the foreclosure rate in the Los Angeles region has doubled sinceOctober, according to RealtyTrac Inc., In any case, legitimate foreclosure investors willneed to find ways to overcome the stigma associated with foreclosureinvesting because of the increased attention The homeowner said he was trickedinto signing over the title of his home by a scam artist who didnothing to stop the foreclosure and then took out another loan againstthe property with no intention of paying it off.
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. Commerce Department reported that new home sales in February were down 1.8 Wall Street was happy to hear that existing home sales were up nearly 3 percent between January and February. 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 are released, if Wall Street perceives them as bad, the market takes an
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Separating the wheat from the chaff: legitimate foreclosure investors vs. scammers
    An article in the Los Angeles Times onTuesday documented the sad story of a defaulted homeowner who was thevictim of alleged foreclosure fraud. Overall,the foreclosure rate in the Los Angeles region has doubled sinceOctober, according to RealtyTrac Inc., In any case, legitimate foreclosure investors willneed to find ways to overcome the stigma associated with foreclosureinvesting because of the increased attention The homeowner said he was trickedinto signing over the title of his home by a scam artist who didnothing to stop the foreclosure and then took out another loan againstthe property with no intention of paying it off.
    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. Commerce Department reported that new home sales in February were down 1.8 Wall Street was happy to hear that existing home sales were up nearly 3 percent between January and February. 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 are released, if Wall Street perceives them as bad, the market takes an
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
    percent decline and Los Angeles with a 26.2 quot;I think this time residential housing is in the 100-year flood, and I think it's going to take a long time to recover," said David Shulman, senior economist at the UCLA Anderson Forecast , at the Zelman & Associates Housing Summit in Dallas on Sept. The estimates ranged from 25 to 40 percent from peak to trough, but all the economists thought prices could overshoot going down (as they did going up) and could be down as much as 55 percent in parts of Southern Home prices in 20 of the nation's major metro areas in July were collectively down 16.3
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
    READ MORE