12 Articles match "Blog","Free","Homes"

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• Bernanke: Free Market Can Curb Foreclosures
  
  His conclusion came down in favor of the free market: "Credit market innovations have expanded opportunities for many households. His conclusion echoes the conclusion this blog came to back in January in a post titled Defaults Drive Subprime Lending Restraint . Bernanke conceded that implementing rules, which the Home Ownership Equity Protection Act (HOEPA) gives the Federal Reserve the authority to do, may be necessary in some cases as long In remarks he made yesterday in Chicago, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben S. Bernanke talked extensively about how he believes
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• Welcome to the Foreclosure Pulse weblog!
  
  Weve just recently launched this blog, and we hope to develop this blog into a valuable and well-read part of the blogosphere. Feel free to let us know what you think. In addition, we want this blog to develop into a community where you can connect and share ideas with others interested in the foreclosures market. Posted 03-17-2006 5:19 PM by darenb Thanks for stopping by! Foreclosure Pulse is brought to you by RealtyTrac , the leading marketplace of pre-foreclosure and foreclosure
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• Bubble monitoring
  
  One of the best reads among the bubble blog genre is BubbleMarkets Inventory Tracking , which regularly uses RealtyTrac data totrack how a " property flipper in trouble "has fallen into foreclosure on several investment properties. And ofcourse I like what this blogger, ocrenter, had to say in a blog postyesterday regarding a Sacramento Bee story about exploding housinginventory. Its always fascinating to see the different ways people useRealtyTracs foreclosure data. For instance, there are a plethora ofblogs such as The Housing Bubble and Northern New Jersey Real Estate Bubble
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• Dis-ARMament Aimed to Curb Foreclosures
  
  These loans are what many in the banking and real estate industries say have helped home buyers get into their first home or purchase more home than they otherwise could afford using more conventional mortgage products. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) lauded the new consumer education efforts put forth by the government, but cautioned regulators not to restrict innovation in the mortgage lending sector. Striking a balance between consumer education and the free marketplace is of utmost importance, according to the Realtors. Concerned about the fallout from rising mortgage delinquency rates and foreclosures around the country, the federal government recently stepped into the fray, issuing new tighter guidelines aimed at dealing with so-called “exotic” adjustable-rate mortgages.
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• RealtyTrac Launches New Mapping Tool
  
  The new map experience is a vast improvement, and is unique among all national foreclosure services, giving RealtyTrac customers remarkably clear and detailed images, and a distinct advantage over investors and home buyers using other services. Site users will be able to use aerial imagery and interactive mapping features to look for homes in a two dimensional street level map, a top-down aerial satellite view or a 3-D birds-eye view. “High-definition A new and exciting interactive 3-D mapping tool has arrived here at RealtyTrac . RealtyTrac members can view these new maps by
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• Credit Card and Mortgage Debt Fuels Foreclosure
  
  Rising interest rates have caught many homeowners in a “can’t pay, can’t sell, can’t refinance” vise, in which their ARM payments are outpacing their incomes and their homes have not appreciated enough to help cover the cost of a refinanced mortgage or to allow them to sell and walk away. Feel free to either post a comment directly to this blog, or send us your thoughts and feedback to editor@foreclosurepulse.com . Posted 12-05-2006 2:48 PM by Octavion Filed under: Foreclosure Trends , Real Estate Trends ,
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• Realtors '07 Forecast Looks Promising for Future Foreclosure Activity
  
  At Wednesday’s Opening Session of California Realtor EXPO 2006, Leslie Appleton-Young, Chief Economist for the California Association of Realtors, presented her housing forecast for next year , calling for the state’s median home price to drop for the first time in 10 years and the pace of home sales to continue to decrease. The CAR forecast also calls for a 2 percent drop in the state’s median home price next year from a projected median price of $561,000 for 2006, down to a projected median of $550,000 in 2007 — a stark contrast to a year ago when most forecasters were predicting
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• Now Homebuilders Face Foreclosure
  
  based Levitt & Sons, Elliott Building Group in Pennsylvania, Turner-Dunn Homes Inc. in Arizona, Kara Homes Inc. in New Jersey, and Neumann Homes Inc. Sales of new homes have suffered the biggest decline since records began in 1963. For millions of Americans facing foreclosure, the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut this week was welcome news that could possibly help save thousands of homeowners from default by giving them the opportunity to refinance their adjustable-rate loan into a fixed-rate mortgage with a lower interest rate. But for many U.S.
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• Customers, Employees Credited for RealtyTrac's Deloitte Fast 50 Ranking
  
  Saccacio credited the company’s continued success to a loyal customer base of real estate investors, home buyers and real estate professionals who continue to see the value of the information and research tools RealtyTrac provides to successfully take advantage of foreclosure opportunities where they present themselves. Feel free to comment on the blog, or send us an e-mail to editor@foreclosurepulse.com . Posted 10-06-2006 10:00 AM by joelc Filed under: Foreclosure Trend RealtyTrac was named to the Technology Fast 50 list for 2006 by the accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP at an awards ceremony held Tuesday.
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• Fed Pauses to Pass the Popcorn Around
  
  Foreclosure levels are already expected to increase somewhat due to homeowners who bought more home than they could afford using creative financing vehicles. Continue to check the Foreclosure Pulse blog to stay on top of the situation and feel free to chime in with your review of this ongoing drama . Our goal, after all, is to help real estate investors, home buyers and real estate agents make the most informed home purchase decision possible. Posted 08-12-2006 8:00 AM by joelc Filed under: Foreclosure
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