4 Articles match "Households","Phoenix","Sales"

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As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
quot;Little positive news can be found when cities like Las Vegas and Phoenix report annual declines as large as -29.9% 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 The estimates ranged from 25 to 40 percent from peak to trough, but all the economists thought prices could overshoot going down (as they did going up) and could be down as much Home prices in 20 of the nation's major metro areas in July were collectively down 16.3 percent from a year ago, according
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Economic Indicators: Image Is Everything
1) The National Association of Realtors announced Monday that existing home sales nationwide were up for the month of February compared to January. Commerce Department reported that new home sales in February were down 1.8 Wall Street was happy to hear that existing home sales were up nearly 3 percent between January and February. When it comes to purchasing real estate — either as a primary residence or as an investment — perception is everything. When reports of telltale economic indicators are released, if Wall Street perceives them as bad, the market takes an immediate
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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A Small Silver Lining in Q1 Foreclosure Storm
The Detroit Free Press reported that "Detroit home sales shot up 30.8% moratorium on all foreclosure sales scheduled in April there has now been replaced by a pilot program that delays foreclosure proceedings on owner-occupied properties until the homeowner and lender meet in a "conciliation conference," according to the Philadelphia Business Journal . Foreclosure sales originally scheduled for April and May will be postponed until at least July. While foreclosure activity in the first quarter of 2008 was up on a year-over-year basis in 90 percent of the nations 100 largest metropolitan areas, according to the RealtyTrac Q1 report issued today, there were a few notable exceptions that could prove to be a harbinger of hope for the nations battered housing market.
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • The Trickle Down Effecting High-Tech
    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 ink and paper. The five — Sacramento, Tampa, Phoenix, Detroit and Orlando — were also among the nation’s top metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) ranked by foreclosure rate, according to RealtyTrac, for the
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • A Small Silver Lining in Q1 Foreclosure Storm
    The Detroit Free Press reported that "Detroit home sales shot up 30.8% moratorium on all foreclosure sales scheduled in April there has now been replaced by a pilot program that delays foreclosure proceedings on owner-occupied properties until the homeowner and lender meet in a "conciliation conference," according to the Philadelphia Business Journal . Foreclosure sales originally scheduled for April and May will be postponed until at least July. While foreclosure activity in the first quarter of 2008 was up on a year-over-year basis in 90 percent of the nations 100 largest metropolitan areas, according to the RealtyTrac Q1 report issued today, there were a few notable exceptions that could prove to be a harbinger of hope for the nations battered housing market.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Economic Indicators: Image Is Everything
    1) The National Association of Realtors announced Monday that existing home sales nationwide were up for the month of February compared to January. Commerce Department reported that new home sales in February were down 1.8 Wall Street was happy to hear that existing home sales were up nearly 3 percent between January and February. When it comes to purchasing real estate — either as a primary residence or as an investment — perception is everything. When reports of telltale economic indicators are released, if Wall Street perceives them as bad, the market takes an immediate
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
    quot;Little positive news can be found when cities like Las Vegas and Phoenix report annual declines as large as -29.9% 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 The estimates ranged from 25 to 40 percent from peak to trough, but all the economists thought prices could overshoot going down (as they did going up) and could be down as much Home prices in 20 of the nation's major metro areas in July were collectively down 16.3 percent from a year ago, according
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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