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Mayors Predict Rising Foreclosures in 2008
Conference of Mayors . That will worsen the already sharp housing downturn, with ripple effects on hiring and spending. Nearly 130 cities around the country will face sluggish growth, as economic activity expansion is reduced by more than a third in 65 metro areas alone, the report predicts. Mounting home foreclosures will lead to “profound” effects on the economy next year, bleeding billions of dollars in lost tax revenues, shrinking job growth and reducing consumer spending in the nation’s major metropolitan areas, according to a new report released this week by the U.S.
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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A Small Silver Lining in Q1 Foreclosure Storm
While foreclosure activity in the first quarter of 2008 was up on a year-over-year basis in 90 percent of the nations 100 largest metropolitan areas, according to the RealtyTrac Q1 report issued today, there were a few notable exceptions that could prove to be a harbinger of hope for the nations battered housing market. The notable exceptions included Detroit — a longtime posterchild for the foreclosure meltdown — and Philadelphia, along with a few other Pennsylvania metro areas. On the other hand, those exceptions could just turn out to be a source of false hope, perpetuated in part by short-term foreclosure solutions that are about as effective as a five-gallon bailing bucket on the sinking Titanic.
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • A Small Silver Lining in Q1 Foreclosure Storm
    While foreclosure activity in the first quarter of 2008 was up on a year-over-year basis in 90 percent of the nations 100 largest metropolitan areas, according to the RealtyTrac Q1 report issued today, there were a few notable exceptions that could prove to be a harbinger of hope for the nations battered housing market. The notable exceptions included Detroit — a longtime posterchild for the foreclosure meltdown — and Philadelphia, along with a few other Pennsylvania metro areas. On the other hand, those exceptions could just turn out to be a source of false hope, perpetuated in part by short-term foreclosure solutions that are about as effective as a five-gallon bailing bucket on the sinking Titanic.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Mayors Predict Rising Foreclosures in 2008
    Conference of Mayors . That will worsen the already sharp housing downturn, with ripple effects on hiring and spending. Nearly 130 cities around the country will face sluggish growth, as economic activity expansion is reduced by more than a third in 65 metro areas alone, the report predicts. Mounting home foreclosures will lead to “profound” effects on the economy next year, bleeding billions of dollars in lost tax revenues, shrinking job growth and reducing consumer spending in the nation’s major metropolitan areas, according to a new report released this week by the U.S.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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