13 Articles match "February","Foreclosures","Properties"

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• Foreclosures up 13 percent in February
  
  RealtyTrac released our February 2006 foreclosure numbers today, and they show U.S. foreclosures increasing for the third month in a row. We show 117,259 properties nationwide entered some stage of foreclosure in February, a 13 percent increase from the previous month and a 68 percent increase from February 2005. Thats a foreclosure rate of one new foreclosure for every 986 U.S. households.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Feb. Foreclosure Report: Are We at Bottom Yet?
  
  February foreclosure activity was down 4 percent from the previous month but still up 57 percent from February 2007, according to the latest RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosure Market Report . So does the monthly decrease mean weve hit a ceiling of sorts for this cycle in terms of foreclosures? Probably not. The February monthly decrease is more likely a seasonal decrease helped along by a shorter-than-average month and the fact that Januarys numbers are often padded with some pent-up foreclosure activity from the holiday season.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Flamboyant Foreclosures
  
  Mention the word “foreclosure” and most investors conjure up images of run-down and dilapidated properties located in undesirable neighborhoods. But now some of the ritzy residences are increasingly falling into foreclosure. As more and more well-heeled homeowners default on their mortgages and property taxes, homebuyers can scoop up these tony trophy properties. Consider these posh properties with all the grandeur and sophistication you deserve. 11000 South Ocean Blvd. Manalapan , Fla. 33462 Auction Price: $40,000,000 SOLD: $22,000,000
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• America's Most Expensive Foreclosure?
  
  Mention the word “foreclosure” and most homebuyers and investors conjure up images of run-down and dilapidated properties located in undesirable neighborhoods. But now some of the most opulent estates are increasingly becoming available for savvy investors and homebuyers as a growing number of well-healed homeowners are defaulting on their mortgage payments and property taxes. The mansion was foreclosed Consider Veronica Hearst’s Manalapan mansion. If opulence and grandeur is what you desire, then you might consider buying Hearst’s former Manalapan estate.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Foreclosures Don't Back Down in September
  
  Foreclosure activity in September didn’t back down much from the jump reported in the previous month, RealtyTrac reported today. RealtyTrac’s monthly foreclosure report shows 112,210 properties entering some stage of foreclosure during September, a decrease of less than 1 percent from August but an increase of more than 63 percent from September 2005. September’s foreclosure rate of one new foreclosure filing for every 1,030 households Colorado, Nevada and Michigan posted the highest state foreclosure rates, and California reported the most foreclosure activity of any state in terms of sheer numbers.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Foreclosure Activity Deflating or Just Deferred?
  
  foreclosure activity in June decreased 3 percent from the previous month but was still up 53 percent from June 2007, according to the RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosure Market Report released today. The 3 percent decrease may lead some to speculate that the upward trend in foreclosure activity may be nearing an end, but as RealtyTrac CEO James J. U.S. Saccacio pointed out in a statement, the year-over-year change is a more indicative number of the overall trend. "The
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Foreclosure Thriller — Pay Up or Beat It
  
  Following closely on the heels of another trophy property recently sold on the auction block, Michael Jacksons Neverland Ranch is set to possibly suffer a similar fate. filed the notice of trustee’s sale with the Santa Barbara County Superior Court on February 26th. View auction notice on RealtyTrac . “We We are starting to see evidence of a rise in high-end foreclosures across the nation,” said James For the second time in less than a month, the real estate bubble has burst on a rich and famous homeowner’s palatial estate. On March 19, at 1:00 p.m.,
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Too Soon For a Comeback
  
  month supply in February). percent in February. According to the official statement of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), a monthly increase in prices was reported between January and February 2008 for seven out of the nine census divisions tracked by the agency. percent on a yearly basis from February 2008, and down 3.1 At present it does not appear that there is enough evidence yet to declare that a market comeback is in the offing. The bottom line is that no one can say anything with 100 percent certainty given the current state of our
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Separating the wheat from the chaff: legitimate foreclosure investors vs. scammers
  
  An article in the Los Angeles Times onTuesday documented the sad story of a defaulted homeowner who was thevictim of alleged foreclosure fraud. The homeowner said he was trickedinto signing over the title of his home by a scam artist who didnothing to stop the foreclosure and then took out another loan againstthe property with no intention of paying it off. The article goes on tomake the case that foreclosure fraud crime It is a crime thatconsumer advocates fear could become increasingly common — especiallyin Southern California, where many homeowners have stretched themselvesto their financial limits to afford the regions record high housingprices. "The
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• 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. 3) The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index also came out Tuesday with its analysis showing that consumer confidence in the nation’s economy slid nearly 12 percent in March following a sharp decline in February, and remaining at a five-year low. Commerce Department reported When it comes to purchasing real estate — either as a primary residence or as an investment — perception is everything. When reports of telltale economic
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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