8 Articles match "Detroit","Homes","Las Vegas"

• The Best from RealtyTrac

  MORE

• Home Prices Fall Deeper Into the Abyss
  
  Homeowners across the country may be feeling a bit like Mel Brooks’ character from his movie “High Anxiety” now that Standard and Poor’s has released its May numbers for the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices . Home prices in its original composite 10 metro areas fell to a new record low, down 16.9 Biggest In the movie, Brooks’ character nervously sweats every time he even thinks about getting into an elevator. Well, the nation’s homeowners are sweating it out now, being taken on the descending elevator ride of their lives, especially those
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
  READ MORE
• Top 10 Metro Foreclosure Rates
  
  Detroit -- 0.83% 7. Las Vegas -- 0.71% For the full list and more details, view the press release for this report . whichhas low unemployment and strong home price appreciation, but it couldbe that rising interest rates combined with more risky financing aretaking a toll in that area. RealtyTrac today released its first ever U.S. Metropolitan ForeclosureMarket Repor t, which ranks the nations 100 largest metro areas byforeclosure rate in the first quarter of 2006.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
  READ MORE
• Exclusive Interview with Dave Webb of Hudson & Marshall
  
  Read Webb’s exclusive interview below: Is now a good time for investors to buy bank-owned foreclosures at auction? “Bank-owned foreclosure auctions are a great way for buyers to find exceptional values on homes because lenders are anxious to unload these properties. It looked like what Detroit looks like now. As foreclosures continue to mushroom, lenders are increasingly turning to the auction block to sell foreclosure properties. In April, Foreclosure News Report will spotlight the fast-growing foreclosure auction market and cover other hot foreclosure issues.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
  READ MORE
• A Small Silver Lining in Q1 Foreclosure Storm
  
  The notable exceptions included Detroit — a longtime posterchild for the foreclosure meltdown — and Philadelphia, along with a few other Pennsylvania metro areas. Foreclosure activity in Detroit was down nearly 4 percent from the first quarter of 2007, although the citys foreclosure rate still ranked No. Dispatches from Detroit indicate that free-market forces may be the catalyst. 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.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
  READ MORE
• California Tops PMI's Risk Index
  
  Seven out of the 10 riskiest housing markets in the nation for home price deflation over the next two years are located in California, according to the Winter 2007 PMI U.S. percent chance of lower home prices nationwide over the next two years. Of the top 50 metros, 19 face a more than 50 percent chance of declining home prices through the end of 2008. Market Risk Index just released by the PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. Studying the 50 largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in the nation, scores increased for 34 out of the nation’s top 50 over a year earlier, with
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
  READ MORE
• Foreclosure Filings Soar 90 Percent
  
  Saccacio, chief executive officer of RealtyTrac, said a jump in foreclosures at a time of year that traditionally is the busiest for home sales means the slide in prices probably isn't over. “Such strong activity in the midst of the typical spring buying season could foreshadow even higher foreclosure levels later in the year,” said Saccacio. “Certainly Certainly not every community nationwide is seeing an increase in foreclosures, but foreclosed properties are becoming more commonplace and adding to the downward pressure on home prices in many areas.” A growing number of American homeowners across the country are getting foreclosure notices, according to new data released this week by RealtyTrac.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
  READ MORE
• Local Market Perspective: Seattle, Wash.
  
  Because of the lack of “urban sprawl” in Seattle we do not have the inventory of foreclosure homes that the rest of the country has. Even then these homes are being purchased at 20 percent less then market value. So, if you want to beat the competition when it comes to an equity positive real estate investments do not think cheap, think Win/Win. It makes a transaction so much less of a nightmare, and in a few years Over the past three months, my clients and I have presented nine contracts to pre-foreclosure, REO and short sale sellers. Out of those nine contracts,
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
  READ MORE
• Economic Indicators: Image Is Everything
  
  1) The National Association of Realtors announced Monday that existing home sales nationwide were up for the month of February compared to January. 2) On Tuesday, the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home price index reported the worst decline in home prices since the company started tracking data back in 1987. Commerce Department reported that new home sales in February were down 1.8 When it comes to purchasing real estate — either as a primary residence or as an investment — perception is everything. When reports of telltale economic indicators are released, if
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
  READ MORE