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As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
Home prices in 20 of the nation's major metro areas in July were collectively down 16.3 Prices in those metro areas were down 19.5 quot;There are signs of a slow down in the rate of decline across the metro areas, but no evidence of a bottom," said David M. quot; Las Vegas and Phoenix posted the two biggest annual percent from a year ago, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index released today. percent from their peak in July 2006. "There
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Mayors Predict Rising Foreclosures in 2008
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. hear that a lot of homeowners in foreclosure have a hard time finding out who to speak with at the lending institutions. 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
The Legend of Foreclosure Vandalism Grows
Las Vegas is used as a backdrop for the story, not surprising given that the foreclosure rate in Las Vegas consistently ranks among the top 10 metro foreclosure rates, according to RealtyTrac. 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. 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.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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The Legend of Foreclosure Vandalism Grows
Las Vegas is used as a backdrop for the story, not surprising given that the foreclosure rate in Las Vegas consistently ranks among the top 10 metro foreclosure rates, according to RealtyTrac. 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. 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.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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The Trickle Down Effecting High-Tech
The prolonged housing slump is having a measurable effect on the overall economy, and not just on home furnishings and housing supply chains (like Linens N’ Things, which recently filed for bankruptcy protection). Results of a survey conducted during the fourth quarter of 2007 by The NPD Group , a market research firm servicing the retail sector, revealed a direct correlation between areas hard hit by the housing crisis and a marked decrease in the sale of consumer electronics — like LCD televisions and notebook computers — and related products such as printer
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Mayors Predict Rising Foreclosures in 2008
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. hear that a lot of homeowners in foreclosure have a hard time finding out who to speak with at the lending institutions. 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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Local Market Perspective: Seattle, Wash.
The Seattle market is not what you see on the news, hear on the radio, or read in the paper in terms of the rest of the nation’s foreclosure woes. The Seattle metro area has a strong economic foundation with many companies doing extraordinarily well due to international business. It makes a transaction so much less of a nightmare, and in a few years you will have built yourself a great real estate portfolio in one 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, nine have
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
Home prices in 20 of the nation's major metro areas in July were collectively down 16.3 Prices in those metro areas were down 19.5 quot;There are signs of a slow down in the rate of decline across the metro areas, but no evidence of a bottom," said David M. quot; Las Vegas and Phoenix posted the two biggest annual percent from a year ago, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index released today. percent from their peak in July 2006. "There
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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