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Recession eases; GDP dip smaller than expected
Recession eases; GDP dip smaller than expected July 31, 2009, Associated Press WASHINGTON – The economy sank at a pace of just 1 percent in the second quarter of the year, a new government report shows. It was a better-than-expected showing that...( read more )
...Tags: Tags: FHA unemployment defaults
Foreclosure Pulse
- Friday, July 31, 2009
No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks
percent of all loans outstanding according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The Hudson down payment numbers contrast strongly with national averages: The National Association of Realtors reports that in 2007 the typical first-time buyer put down just 2 percent, repeat buyers had 16 percent down payments and 25 percent of all purchasers bought with nothing down. While many lenders are underwater, for the second quarter of 2008 the ING Group reported net income of $1.9 No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks By Peter G. Miller
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Option ARM Borrowers Running Out Of Time
Fitch Ratings says in a just-issued report that option ARMs worth $200 billion are now outstanding. report by Credit Suisse showed that 49 percent of all ALT-A mortgages -- the loan category that includes option ARMs -- were made with stated income loan applications. (See: Given the inherent flaws and risks associated with option ARMs the question has to be asked: Why did lenders offer such financing? Option ARM Borrowers Running Out Of Time By Peter G. Miller Step right up folks.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Latest Reports Sending Out Mixed Signals
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. One report, the IBD/TIPP economic optimism index (published by Investor’s Business Daily and TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence), dropped to 39.2 The other report, released by the National in April, the largest drop in consumer confidence measured by the index since it first started keeping track back in February 2001. percent in February, a much larger drop than expected, to
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Recession eases; GDP dip smaller than expected
Recession eases; GDP dip smaller than expected July 31, 2009, Associated Press WASHINGTON – The economy sank at a pace of just 1 percent in the second quarter of the year, a new government report shows. It was a better-than-expected showing that...( read more )
...Tags: Tags: FHA unemployment defaults
Foreclosure Pulse
- Friday, July 31, 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. While our report confirms that the number of properties entering foreclosure is still significantly higher than it was during the same period of 2005, we’ve now seen two months of decreasing foreclosure rates followed by May numbers that were essentially flat. RealtyTrac just released state and national foreclosure statistics for the month of May .
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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MBA Numbers Mirror RealtyTrac Data:
The number of delinquent mortgage payments and foreclosures jumped in recent months, according to a new survey released today by the Mortgage Bankers Association . The MBA’s quarterly report — surveying more than 42 million mortgages nationwide — found that the rate of delinquencies and foreclosures rose to 4.7 Looking ahead to 2007, the mortgage association expects delinquencies and foreclosures to continue on percent from July through September. Among subprime borrowers, the rate of delinquencies and foreclosures were much higher, rising to 12.6
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Screech from "Saved by the Bell" in Foreclosure
The Associated Press is reporting that actor Dustin Diamond from televisions "Saved by the Bell" is selling T-shirts to help bail his home out of foreclosure. "Diamond, 29, is trying to sell nearly 30,000 shirts – at $15 or $20 (autographed) each – to supplement the income he makes as a standup comic so he doesn’t have to move from his Port Washington home, about 25 miles north of Milwaukee." This is different from your typical foreclosur e because it doesnt involve a lender foreclosing on a defaulted loan; it involves a landowner foreclosing on a land contract, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel .
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- 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). It seems to fly in the face of recent market activity statewide reported by the Florida Association of Realtors . 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.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Negative Savings Rate Portends More Defaults
A Commerce Department report released last week confirmed that Americans are continuing to spend more than they make, setting the stage for more increases in foreclosure activity in 2007. The Personal Income and Outlays report pegged the countrys personal savings rate at negative 1 percent in 2006, lower than the negative 0.4 Not since the Great Depression has the personal savings percent in 2005. While this negative savings rate may be helping to sustain the country’s growing economy in the short term by infusing the economy with cash, it could also be draining the rainy day
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Foreclosure Filings Soar 90 Percent
foreclosure filings surged 90 percent in May from a year earlier as more homeowners fell behind on their monthly mortgage payments, reported RealtyTrac . Meanwhile, the Mortgage Bankers Association, in its quarterly snapshot of the mortgage market released today, reported that the percentage of payments that were 30 or more days past due for one-to-four unit residential properties was 4.84 Top 10 Foreclosure Total A growing number of American homeowners across the country are getting foreclosure notices, according to new data released this week by RealtyTrac. U.S.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Economic Indicators: Image Is Everything
When reports of telltale economic indicators are released, if Wall Street perceives them as bad, the market takes an immediate tumble. But when the indicators reported come is as expected, the reaction is generally good and we see an uptick in market activity. Four real estate industry related reports have already been released this week, and Wall Street has reacted. When it comes to purchasing real estate — either as a primary residence or as an investment — perception is everything. So it is with real estate.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Whitney Houston: Diva in Default
The news service reports that one of two lots owned by Houston was scheduled for public auction on January 4 by the Morris County’sSheriff’s office. Houston’spublicist told a local newspaper that the property is not in foreclosure andlater was not available for comment to the Associated Press. Thanks to delinquent mortgage payments totaling more than $1million, singer Whitney Houston faces the possibility of foreclosure on a home in New Jersey, according to the AssociatedPress . A
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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