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Those Who Lose Homes May Face State Tax Hit
New-Home Sales Post Another Strong Gain August 26, 2009, Wall Street Journal New-home sales climbed more than anticipated in July, staging their fourth straight month of strong gains to add to evidence that the housing market is emerging from its long...( read more )
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Foreclosure Pulse
- Wednesday, August 26, 2009
How One City May Punish Banks for Foreclosures
How One City May Punish Banks for Foreclosures August 24, 2009, TIME Magazine It's hard to drive down a residential street in Miami Gardens, Fla., and not see two, three, four houses in foreclosure. Tags: Foreclosure Sales ForeclosureTrend Some have been on the auction block since last year...( read more )
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- Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Long-Term Solution for Fannie and Freddie Dilemma
Share values have dropped more 90 percent, investors have lost more than $100 billion, and both companies were rescued by the federal government earlier this month, placed in a government conservatorship run by the newly created Federal Housing Finance Agency. If Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac collapse the result would be the wholesale destruction of the national mortgage system; a virtual halt to home sales because few local mortgages would be available; soaring interest rates because few loans would be available and a level of losses throughout the economy unseen since the Great Depression.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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How One City May Punish Banks for Foreclosures
How One City May Punish Banks for Foreclosures August 24, 2009, TIME Magazine It's hard to drive down a residential street in Miami Gardens, Fla., and not see two, three, four houses in foreclosure. Tags: Foreclosure Sales ForeclosureTrend Some have been on the auction block since last year...( read more )
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Foreclosure Pulse
- Tuesday, August 25, 2009
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Those Who Lose Homes May Face State Tax Hit
New-Home Sales Post Another Strong Gain August 26, 2009, Wall Street Journal New-home sales climbed more than anticipated in July, staging their fourth straight month of strong gains to add to evidence that the housing market is emerging from its long...( read more )
...Tags: Tags: ForeclosureTrends foreclosures rate
Foreclosure Pulse
- Wednesday, August 26, 2009
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How a Short Sale Can Stop Foreclosure, Short Selling Bank Foreclosures - RealtyTrac
Million Foreclosures
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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New Tax Law Spurs More Short Sales, Expert Says
For real estate investors looking for pre-foreclosure bargains, a new federal law could unleash a torrent of short sales as struggling borrowers facing foreclosure unload their over-mortgaged homes to avoid huge tax bills on capital gains. HR 3648 , or the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act, signed by President George W. Lucier , means more struggling borrowers will consider selling their homes to investors through short sales. Bush on Dec. 20, helps people whose homes are in foreclosure by canceling taxes on any mortgage debt that has been forgiven by their lender.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Tips for Buying Short Sales from the Lender
With more and more sellers unloading their homes for less than what they owe on their mortgages, now is a good time for investors to start negotiating “short sales” with lenders . Next, when you talk with the lender's loss mitigator, you'll want to find out three things: • Will the lender agree to a short sale; • What additional information they'll need to complete the process; • Request the “payoff quote schedule,” which is what the lender thinks they are owed. Real estate investors can find good deals as long as you are aware of the extra time and work required to make it happen.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Housing glut gives foreclosure buyers and investors advantage
Storm clouds are gathering over the nation’s battered housing market. Fueling the latest concerns is a deluge of discouraging data in the housing sector. Home prices and sales plunge Sales of existing single-family homes declined in 40 states and in half of the nation’s biggest metropolitan areas in the last three months of 2006, according to the National Association of Realtors . Depending on whom you ask, the forecast calls for either thunderstorms or gale force hurricane winds. The biggest declines were in Florida-Sarasota-Bradenton (down 18 percent), Palm Bay-Melbourne
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Betting Everything on the House: 3 Risky Loans to Avoid
Falling prices, sluggish sales and risky loans that let borrowers pile up debt faster than they can pay it off could put more homeowners out of their houses this year than at any other time this decade. Yet many homeowners — particularly in California, Florida and Colorado — are still purchasing or refinancing their mortgages with “exotic” loans that may keep their monthly payments low now, but when these gimmicky loans “reset” upward borrowers could lose their homes if they haven’t planned for an increased monthly mortgage payment. While these loans certainly can be used for good, too often consumers don’t fully understand the risks involved.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Obtaining a Foreclosure List
Their comprehensive nationwide foreclosure lists contain complete, updated and enhanced information on the available foreclosure properties currently for sale. Information like list price, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, property size, photos, and sometimes even high-tech mapping are included. Why Free Foreclosure Lists May Be Risky Finding a foreclosure list that homebuyers and real estate investors can depend on can be really challenging. Obtaining a Foreclosure List Search Properties | Free 7-Day Trial Obtaining an up-to-date foreclosure list thats reliable can now be done fast and easy with internet access.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Foreclosures and Home Price Appreciation
While some may disagree whether foreclosures beget slowing home price appreciation or vice versa (its probably both), theres no doubt that the two are closely related. Take a look at this chart based on RealtyTracs foreclosure statistics and the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversights House Price Index . Posted 01-10-2008 7:59 AM by darenb Filed under: Foreclosure Trends , Real Estate Trends Comments
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Buying Bank-Owned REOs at the Auction - RealtyTrac
Buying Bank-Owned REOs at the Auction Search Properties | Free 7-Day Trial Thanks to a sharp rise in foreclosure filings nationwide, homebuyers and real estate investors are increasingly likely to encounter bank-owned properties that are for sale at real estate auctions. percent in 2006, generating $16 billion in sales. The increased presence of lender-owned homes in the market — known in the banking industry as REOs, for "real estate owned" — is fallout from the recent real estate boom that marked the first half of this decade. At the Auction!
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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