6 Articles match "Homes","Real Estate","Realty"

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• How to finance your foreclosure purchase? How about your IRA?
  
  A good article ran today in Lew Sichelmans Realty Q & A column in MarketWatch. While the article doesnt discuss foreclosure properties directly, much of the information should apply to any investment property you dont plan to use as a personal residence or vacation home. k) during the 2000 dot-bomb induced stock market implosion, the notion of investing retirement funds in real estate assets is something Im very interested in exploring. If youre looking for creative ways to finance an investment in a foreclosure property, you may not need to look much further than your retirement account.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Local Market Perspective: Las Vegas
  
  Shari Springer Springer Realty The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors reported May 6 that 1,794 single-family homes were sold in April, a 21.4 percent jump over the 1,478 homes sold in March. Properties owned by banks and other lenders are accounting for more than half of all the homes sold each month. The sales are 29.9 percent higher than April 2007.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• A (Relatively) Few Bad Apples Spoil the Barrel
  
  Still, nearly a quarter million properties in one month can have a significant impact on a housing market that is registering about 5 million existing home sales for the entire year . "Although quot;Although only about 2 percent of households nationwide will be in some stage of foreclosure this year, these properties contribute to already bloated inventories of homes for sale, and put downward pressure on home values," said James J. According to the RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosure Market Report issued today, the total number of properties with foreclosure activity
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• How Can Financially-Troubled Homeowners Prevent Foreclosure?
  
  Lenders want to keep troubled borrowers in their homes and out of foreclosure. For lenders, foreclosures are costly — often entailing heavy payouts for legal fees, realty brokerage commissions, repairs, property taxes, maintenance and carrying costs. Remember, banks are in the money-lending business, not real estate. If you can’t reach your lender or they are making unreasonable financial demands from you, consider contacting a local community group. When you miss several mortgage payments and your lender sends you a notice of default, where do you turn for relief?
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Local Market Perspective: Cape Coral, Fla.
  
  Your comments, questions and feedback are welcome. Gloria Tate Raso Realty, Inc. I work with buyers in my area; new jargon and issues are making buying a home more difficult than ever before. The opportunity to own a home at affordable prices has never been greater, but getting to the closing table is so much more difficult. The homes sit for a very long Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of guest blog posts from members of the RealtyTrac Agent Network . The agents will be sharing their insights about what is happening on the ground in their
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Local Market Perspective, SW Florida
  
  With real estate prices moving downward and more affordability coming back into our market it now makes since for young professionals to make the move from the cold and down to 85 degree weather in February. Move forward two years and that is where we are today, when a young professional who might only make “starter pay” can now move to our area and buy a three bedroom, two bath home under $90,000 they can make since of their payment. I was talking with a group of teachers the other day and for the first time in a few years I didn't hear them say "We can't afford to take this position in Southwest Florida".
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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