19 Articles match "Foreclosures","Los Angeles","Timing"

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• California Home Sales and Prices Inch Up
  
  California Home Sales and Prices Inch Up October 16, 2009, Los Angeles Times California's housing market showed more signs of recovery in September, as the median sales price rose nearly 1 percent from August, to $251,000, a real estate research firm...( Tags: foreclosure rates defaults foreclosur read more ) ...Tags:
  Foreclosure Pulse - Friday, October 16, 2009
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• Feared flood of foreclosures in California may be averted
  
  Feared flood of foreclosures in California may be averted Los Angeles Times Signs are emerging that a much-feared escalation of California home foreclosures may not happen, as banks respond to government pressure and scale back their repossessions of...( read more
  Foreclosure Pulse - Wednesday, October 21, 2009
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• More Trouble for Ed McMahon
  
  The Los Angeles Times reported today that McMahon is being sued by Westmoore Lending of Huntington Beach, Calif., The loan is secured by the star’s Beverly Hills home, which went into foreclosure back in June for $644,000 owed on a $4.8 Filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, the lawsuit alleges that loan documents show McMahon had committed to paying $3,125 a month for the first five months and then paying off the remainder of Things seem to be going from bad to worse for Ed McMahon, former sidekick to Johnny Carson on “The Tonight Show” and corporate spokesman for the American Family Publisher’s sweepstakes.
  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 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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• Buyers Come Out in Droves For LA Auction
  
  But in the end they were all there for the same purpose — a chance to purchase real estate in Southern California — Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties in particular — at a “bargain” price. REDC) drew an estimated 1,800 potential homebuyers and investors to the Los Angeles Convention Center recently in the sort of frenzied buying environment not seen since the boom days of foreclosures of the early 1990s. Some were dressed for business. Others were dressed like they were out for a weekend at the mall.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Foreclosure Crisis Sparks Surge in Arson
  
  In desperate times people resort to desperate measures. Facing foreclosure, some homeowners are setting fire to their homes for the insurance money. Consider the following: In South Carolina , a homeowner was charged with burning her home on the eve of foreclosure. In Massachusetts , there’s a growing concern that foreclosure arson is becoming But they usually end up with a criminal conviction instead of cash. In Colorado , a homeowner was convicted for setting his home on fire to prevent the lender from repossessing the property. “We’ve
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Home Prices Fall Deeper Into the Abyss
  
  In the movie, Brooks’ character nervously sweats every time he even thinks about getting into an elevator. percent), Los Angeles (-24.5 Washington, Los Angeles, New York and Miami are highlighted in a S&P press release as the best performing markets overall since January 2000. 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 . Well, the nation’s homeowners
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Foreclosures Fade in World Series Spotlight
  
  The Tigers have given local fans a chance to momentarily forget about another dubious distinction: that they reside in a city with one of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation . Detroit’s Wayne County reported 4,190 properties entering foreclosure in September, the second most only behind Chicago’s Cook County (whose fans didn’t have any team to cheer in the playoffs this year). The Detroit Tigers are the feel-good story of this year’s World Series, having made it to baseball’s big dance only three years after posting 119 losses — one of the worst records in history. The
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Coastal Disasters = More Foreclosures?
  
  Back in 1994 something called “The Northridge Earthquake” (misnamed as it was) shook Los Angeles at 4:31 a.m. According to one recent report, insurance companies are getting skittish again — this time in Central Florida and other parts of the eastern seaboard. This does not bode well for worried homeowners who are sitting on the cusp of foreclosure. For anyone who has lived through a natural disaster, the recent tornadoes in Central Florida and the horrific aftermath left behind — approximately 1,500 structures destroyed and 20 people killed — brings back memories of more than just the great need for disaster relief from the federal government (FEMA).
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• When Foreclosure Is Not Politically Correct
  
  Typically when you read about a politician and foreclosure, it’s in relation to some piece of legislation created to combat the recent surge in foreclosures. But the topic of foreclosure recently became much more personal for one Long Beach, Calif ., Laura Richardson has lost, via foreclosure, the 1,600 square-foot, two-story Sacramento home with three bedrooms and 1.5 politician. Multiple media outlets are reporting that U.S. Rep.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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