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New York Versus Freddie Mac: Round One
On one side is newly-passed state legislation which sets tough standards for subprime and “high cost” loans and on the other is Freddie Mac, which says it won’t buy such loans in the state after September 1st, the day the new law goes into effect. That’s the surest way to reduce the inventory of unsold homes now holding down property values.” ____________________ Peter G. New York Versus Freddie Mac: Round One By Peter G. Miller     It’s fight time in New York.
www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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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 percent from a year ago, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index released today. quot; Las Vegas and Phoenix posted the two biggest annual declines in home prices of the 20 metro areas tracked in the report, followed by Miami with a 28.2 Prices in those metro areas were down 19.5 percent from their peak in July 2006. "There
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Legislating Lower Foreclosure Rates?
But opponents say the law is cutting down on the legitimate loans available to residents of the 10 zip codes and thereby will lower house values by reducing the number of potential buyers who can qualify for a loan, creating a glut of unsold inventory. The bill requires certain “high risk” mortgage applicants to receive credit counseling before taking out a home loan, and only applies to state-chartered loan originators, not federally chartered loan originators, according to the Chicago Association of Realtors. Also below is a heat map RealtyTrac created of the Chicago area
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 percent from a year ago, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index released today. quot; Las Vegas and Phoenix posted the two biggest annual declines in home prices of the 20 metro areas tracked in the report, followed by Miami with a 28.2 Prices in those metro areas were down 19.5 percent from their peak in July 2006. "There
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Fed Plays a Delicate Balancing Game With Rate Cut
    Today’s action, combined with the policy action taken in September, should help forestall some of the adverse effects on the broader economy that might otherwise arise from the disruptions in financial markets and promote moderate growth over time,” the FOMC said in a statement published October 31. Home builders giving out automobiles as incentives to buy a new home. In a move aimed at quelling fears of a looming recession, the Federal Open Market Committee took the country’s teetering monetary affairs seriously two weeks ago and lowered the short term federal funds rate another quarter of a percentage point to 4.5
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • California Foreclosures 2007: Steady As She Goes
    The state hit its peak towards the end of the year, taking the nation’s top spot for September, October and November. Only a slight uptick in job creation throughout California is expected, along with low housing affordability, a larger inventory of unsold houses, declining home prices, lower sales volume and less residential construction. Even with interest rates remaining at or near historically low levels — thanks to the Federal Reserve — Esmael Through November, RealtyTrac tallied nearly 130,000 properties that entered some stage of foreclosure in California alone during 2006; accounting for roughly 11 percent of the nation’s foreclosures for the same period.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • A 'Dialogue' on the Housing Market
    Appearing on a recent episode of “Dialogue with Jim Doti”, RealtyTrac CEO James Saccacio cited a number of factors for the more than 60 percent year-to-year increase in foreclosure activity in September 2006. Chief among those — local economic conditions, poor planning for the future by home buyers, and rising interest rates. And with increased inventory levels and Now the stage is set. The nation’s foreclosure total already broke the 1 million glass ceiling in October , and just how high foreclosure levels will go in 2007 is open to debate depending on how steep one believes
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Legislating Lower Foreclosure Rates?
    But opponents say the law is cutting down on the legitimate loans available to residents of the 10 zip codes and thereby will lower house values by reducing the number of potential buyers who can qualify for a loan, creating a glut of unsold inventory. The bill requires certain “high risk” mortgage applicants to receive credit counseling before taking out a home loan, and only applies to state-chartered loan originators, not federally chartered loan originators, according to the Chicago Association of Realtors. Also below is a heat map RealtyTrac created of the Chicago area
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • New York Versus Freddie Mac: Round One
    On one side is newly-passed state legislation which sets tough standards for subprime and “high cost” loans and on the other is Freddie Mac, which says it won’t buy such loans in the state after September 1st, the day the new law goes into effect. That’s the surest way to reduce the inventory of unsold homes now holding down property values.” ____________________ Peter G. New York Versus Freddie Mac: Round One By Peter G. Miller     It’s fight time in New York.
    www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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