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High-End Foreclosures Rising Among Top Tier Homes
High-End Foreclosures Rising Among Top Tier Homes By Octavio Nuiry, RealtyTrac Staff Writer    Until now, the foreclosure crisis was confined to a narrow niche of middle-class urban communities and outer-rim new housing developments where first-time homeowners and real estate speculators benefited briefly from favorable financing. The rising trend of prime delinquencies among the wealthy poses a new threat to a battered housing market, which McCabe and others specialists claim is in a recession or heading towards one. “The next
www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Foreclosures Fade in World Series Spotlight
The city’s foreclosure rate of one new foreclosure filing for every 197 households was more than five times the national average and tops among the nation’s 100 largest metros. But for at least five games, the city has pushed concerns about the housing market and the economy to the backburner and chosen to focus on baseball: “The local news media have started calling Detroit "Tiger Town." The Detroit Tigers are the feel-good story of this year’s World Series, having made it to baseball’s big dance only three years after posting 119 losses — one of the worst records in history.
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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California Tops PMI's Risk Index
Seven out of the 10 riskiest housing markets in the nation for home price deflation over the next two years are located in California, according to the Winter 2007 PMI U.S. Studying the 50 largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in the nation, scores increased for 34 out of the nation’s top 50 over a year earlier, with an average score of 342. Of the top 50 metros, 19 face a more than 50 percent Market Risk Index just released by the PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. Based on a 1000 point scale, that score translates into a 34.2
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • California Tops PMI's Risk Index
    Seven out of the 10 riskiest housing markets in the nation for home price deflation over the next two years are located in California, according to the Winter 2007 PMI U.S. Studying the 50 largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in the nation, scores increased for 34 out of the nation’s top 50 over a year earlier, with an average score of 342. Of the top 50 metros, 19 face a more than 50 percent Market Risk Index just released by the PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. Based on a 1000 point scale, that score translates into a 34.2
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • High-End Foreclosures Rising Among Top Tier Homes
    High-End Foreclosures Rising Among Top Tier Homes By Octavio Nuiry, RealtyTrac Staff Writer    Until now, the foreclosure crisis was confined to a narrow niche of middle-class urban communities and outer-rim new housing developments where first-time homeowners and real estate speculators benefited briefly from favorable financing. The rising trend of prime delinquencies among the wealthy poses a new threat to a battered housing market, which McCabe and others specialists claim is in a recession or heading towards one. “The next
    www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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  • The Trickle Down Effecting High-Tech
    The prolonged housing slump is having a measurable effect on the overall economy, and not just on home furnishings and housing supply chains (like Linens N’ Things, which recently filed for bankruptcy protection). 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
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • The Legend of Foreclosure Vandalism Grows
    Las Vegas is used as a backdrop for the story, not surprising given that the foreclosure rate in Las Vegas consistently ranks among the top 10 metro foreclosure rates, according to RealtyTrac. And there are some real horror stories described by agents cited in the article: ferret droppings along the baseboards, walls pocked with holes, appliances and light fixtures ripped out, a trail of motor oil dripped on all the carpets throughout a house. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that more and more homeowners forced out of their homes by foreclosure are turning to vandalism to lash out in some tangible way in a situation where they feel powerless.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Foreclosures Fade in World Series Spotlight
    The city’s foreclosure rate of one new foreclosure filing for every 197 households was more than five times the national average and tops among the nation’s 100 largest metros. But for at least five games, the city has pushed concerns about the housing market and the economy to the backburner and chosen to focus on baseball: “The local news media have started calling Detroit "Tiger Town." The Detroit Tigers are the feel-good story of this year’s World Series, having made it to baseball’s big dance only three years after posting 119 losses — one of the worst records in history.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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