5 Articles match "Homes","Land","Presentation"

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• Realtors '07 Forecast Looks Promising for Future Foreclosure Activity
  
  If California’s economic indicators stay at their present course, 2007 should be a very good year for investing and purchasing foreclosure properties at bargain prices. At Wednesday’s Opening Session of California Realtor EXPO 2006, Leslie Appleton-Young, Chief Economist for the California Association of Realtors, presented her housing forecast for next year , calling for the state’s median home price to drop for the first time in 10 years and the pace of home sales to continue to decrease. LONG BEACH, Calif. — The CAR forecast also calls for a 2 percent drop in
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Foreclosures in Money's 'Best Places to Live'
  
  Money’s writers and editors selected from an initial pool of 745 “livable” cities with populations of more than 50,000 with good jobs, low crime, quality schools, plenty of open space, lots to do, AND rational home prices. That’s more than all the for sale by owner, resale and new homes listed on RealtyTrac in Fort Collins The rest of Money’s Top 10 list includes: 2) Naperville, Ill.; Money magazine came out last week with another of its Top 10 lists; this one called "America’s Best Places to Live 2006 ." And the winner is . . .
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Gentle Ben Says the "R" Word...Finally!
  
  Our present situation is starting to look more and more like the recession of the early 1990s, but for the high interest rates. Gentle Ben was hoping that lowering interest rates would make for a soft and “gentle” landing — which it hasn’t. Although home sales are starting to see some recovery, most experts are predicting that home prices have a while to go before they hit rock bottom. Gentle Ben Bernanke has been careful not to ruffle any feathers on Capitol Hill since assuming his role as the chief caretaker of the U.S. economy. But during his first day of testimony
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Local Market Perspective: Seattle, Wash.
  
  Over the past three months, my clients and I have presented nine contracts to pre-foreclosure, REO and short sale sellers. Here are some things to keep in mind when investing in the Seattle market: Land is an extremely limited resource in this city. 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. Out of those nine contracts, nine have been beat by better offers. In the Northern Seattle area there currently very few REO properties, and in terms of real short sales, I have seen
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• National Registration For Loan Officers Becomes Reality
  
  But that’s about to change because registering mortgage loan officers is now the law of the land. More investor activity holds down interest rates, and thats good for anyone who wants to finance or refinance a home.” Licensing Standards Under the new rules individuals paid for taking a residential loan application or negotiating home loan rates and terms will have to be registered as loan originators. There are other standards and requirements as well, but the National Registration For Loan Officers Becomes Reality By Peter G. Miller  
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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