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• Buying Bank-Owned REOs at the Auction - RealtyTrac
  
  Buying Bank-Owned REOs at the Auction Search Properties | Free 7-Day Trial Thanks to a sharp rise in foreclosure filings nationwide, homebuyers and real estate investors are increasingly likely to encounter bank-owned properties that are for sale at real estate auctions. The increased presence of lender-owned homes in the market — known in the banking industry as REOs, for "real estate owned" — is fallout from the recent real estate boom that marked the first half of this decade.
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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• Checklist for Buying a Bank-Owned REO Property - RealtyTrac
  
  Investors and homebuyers can purchase a foreclosure property in the first phase of default — before a foreclosure auction takes place. Secondly, investors can purchase a property in at the public foreclosure auction. Good buys are available, but they require research, preparation, patience and persistence. CHECKLIST: For Buying a Bank-Owned REO Property Search Properties | Free 7-Day Trial Are you a real estate investor or homebuyer looking to purchase a bank-owned property? With the number of bank-owned foreclosures rising nationwide, there has never been
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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• The Legend of Foreclosure Vandalism Grows
  
  The article claims that "real estate agents estimate that about half of foreclosed properties to be sold by mortgage companies nationwide have substantial damage, according to a new survey by Campbell Communications, a marketing and research firm based in Washington, D.C." And there are some real horror stories described by agents cited in the article: ferret droppings along the baseboards, walls pocked with holes, appliances and light fixtures ripped out, a trail of motor oil dripped on all the carpets throughout a house. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that more and more homeowners forced out of their homes by foreclosure are turning to vandalism to lash out in some tangible way in a situation where they feel powerless.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
  
  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. Now, in 2009, or will you wait until 2020 when everyone has forgotten about this housing slump and is raving about skyrocketing home prices? Posted 09-30-2008 11:27 AM by darenb Filed under: Foreclosure Trends , Real Estate Trends
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• How to Buy HUD Home Foreclosures - RealtyTrac
  
  More than 1 million total properties including For Sale by Owner, HUD Home Foreclosures, Resale, and Home Auctions! Almost anyone can qualify... Department of Housing and Urban Development (a HUD home) so long as they either have the cash in hand or can qualify for a loan to finance the purchase. HUD home foreclosures have already gone through the entire foreclosure process. How Can I Buy HUD Home Foreclosures? Search Properties | Free 7-Day Trial Search nearly 650,000 Foreclosure and Government properties.
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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