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Long-Term Solution for Fannie and Freddie Dilemma
Share values have dropped more 90 percent, investors have lost more than $100 billion, and both companies were rescued by the federal government earlier this month, placed in a government conservatorship run by the newly created Federal Housing Finance Agency. They are the largest buyers of U.S. Housing prices must Long-Term Solution for Fannie and Freddie Dilemma By Peter G. Miller Its been a rough year for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Secrets of Pre-Foreclosure Investing
McManus said the borrower got out of a painful situation, the bank got rid of a non-performing asset, and McManus bought a discounted house for pennies on the dollar. “Sometimes, Other times, we do lease-option deals, where the seller sells the house to you (the investor) and you lease it back to the seller.” Within an hour, we had made $8,000.” Buyer beware. Secrets of Pre-Foreclosure Investing By Octavio Nuiry, RealtyTrac Staff Writer One pre-foreclosure expert says a new federal law will change everything, and short sales and short payoff sales will become the new trend in the marketplace.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Stop Home Foreclosure
How to Sell Your House Quickly When Facing Foreclosure By LaTonya S. You must also be able to close on the sale of your house within one to two months. (Note: For example, if you owe $180,000 on your existing home loan, then the house must sell for a minimum of $126,000. Johnson If you are currently in foreclosure, strongly consider selling your property as a backup plan. The object is to pay off all debt and expenses, walk away without a foreclosure or bankruptcy on your credit history and perhaps put a little cash
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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A 'Dialogue' on the Housing Market
Chief among those — local economic conditions, poor planning for the future by home buyers, and rising interest rates. In California, for example, 27 percent of all mortgages were so-called “option ARMs,” where the buyer pays 1 percent interest and the underpaid amount gets added to the loan’s principal. “Our Appearing on a recent episode of “Dialogue with Jim Doti”, RealtyTrac CEO James Saccacio cited a number of factors for the more than 60 percent year-to-year increase in foreclosure activity in September 2006. Now the stage is set.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Latest Census Data Suggest More Foreclosures Coming
homeowners lead to a sharp rise in foreclosures and a collapse of the so-called housing bubble? Census Bureau , based on 2005 data, suggests that the American public is spending more of their disposable income on necessities — especially owner occupied and rental housing. Take San Diego, for example, where the median price of a home jumped from $249,000 to $567,000 in five years (2000-2005). Will the thinly stretched finances of U.S. A new report just released by the U.S.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Local Market Perspective, Seattle, Wash.
You never get a perfect house. You must be willing to put in the time and money to create your perfect house. So, the inspection process on the house is more costly. It is also recommended that the potential buyer do more than a typical inspection. Here are some things to keep in mind when considering a distressed property purchase: Foreclosures are the most problem prone and strenuous type for real estate purchase. You get price per-square-foot.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Where to find the best deals on foreclosures
It’s important for buyers and investors who are interested in the foreclosures market to carefully evaluate local market conditions before diving into foreclosures in any given area. Foreclosure markets most favorable to buyers and investors According to data from the RealtyTrac database, homebuyers and investors realized average savings over the past seven months of more than 40 percent on foreclosure purchases in Ohio and average savings of more than 30 percent on foreclosure purchases in Indiana , Tennessee , Georgia and Texas . Our analysis of nationwide foreclosure property sales in the last seven months shows that while some areas of the country documented a plethora of properties in foreclosure and big savings on foreclosure purchases, other areas reported relatively low foreclosure inventories and smaller average savings on foreclosure purchases.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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The Legend of Foreclosure Vandalism Grows
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. That seems to be the most common story used when people talk about foreclosure vandalism, although Ive yet to hear one concrete (pun intended) example of this happening in real life. 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.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Avoid Foreclosure Before it Starts at RealtyTrac
Million Foreclosures
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Jackson Takes a Final Bow at HUD
Department of Housing and Urban Development. One of the biggest projects Jackson was working on with HUD was the modernization of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), an agency that insures home loans for approved lenders against borrower default. This project allows for a greater number of mortgages at higher loan limits to be sold on the secondary market, providing FHA insured loans to potential home buyers in more costly areas of the country. He gave himself a couple of weeks to clean out his desk, clear out of his office and say his final goodbyes to his staff.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Stop Home Foreclosure
How to Sell Your House Quickly When Facing Foreclosure By LaTonya S. You must also be able to close on the sale of your house within one to two months. (Note: For example, if you owe $180,000 on your existing home loan, then the house must sell for a minimum of $126,000. Johnson If you are currently in foreclosure, strongly consider selling your property as a backup plan. The object is to pay off all debt and expenses, walk away without a foreclosure or bankruptcy on your credit history and perhaps put a little cash
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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The Fed Rate Decision is Ongoing'
For example, for 17 consecutive meetings the Fed raised interest rates by a quarter of a percent each time (25 basis points in economist lingo), and the code word they used to justify those rate increases was adjustment . percent has been “…the housing correction is ongoing .” Even the National Association of Realtors, which originally thought The Federal Reserve is starting to sound like a broken record. Oops!
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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High-End Foreclosures Rising Among Top Tier Homes
High-End Foreclosures Rising Among Top Tier Homes By Octavio Nuiry, RealtyTrac Staff Writer Until now, the foreclosure crisis was confined to a narrow niche of middle-class urban communities and outer-rim new housing developments where first-time homeowners and real estate speculators benefited briefly from favorable financing. The rising trend of prime delinquencies among the wealthy poses a new threat to a battered housing market, which McCabe and others specialists claim is in a recession or heading towards one. “The next two years
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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