5 Articles match "Inventory","Land","Real Estate"

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• FDIC Selling Off Detroit Inventory
  
  So it’s no wonder that it has no time to play nursemaid to a bunch of foreclosed real estate in foreclosure-laden Detroit, Mich. The property mix will include single-family, duplex, triplex and commercial properties plus land. For real estate investors looking for a long-term buy and hold investment strategy, this auction may be a good potential source of bargain properties to consider. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is having no trouble keeping busy these days.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Don't Dump Investors
  
  It appears everywhere and is never challenged, as if real estate investors are somehow disposable players in the foreclosure mess. However, none of these efforts are a silver bullet that will undo the excesses of the past years, nor are they designed to bail out real estate speculators or those who committed fraud during the mortgage process. Why is someone who invests in real estate a “speculator” while corporations that Don’t Dump Investors By Peter G. Miller    When it comes to bailing out giant banks,
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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• Local Market Perspective: Seattle, Wash.
  
  In the Northern Seattle area there currently very few REO properties, and in terms of real short sales, I have seen under 10 that are decent over the past month. 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 Over the past three months, my clients and I have presented nine contracts to pre-foreclosure, REO and short sale sellers. Out of those nine contracts, nine have
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Now Homebuilders Face Foreclosure
  
  Homebuilders, meanwhile, have been frantically selling off properties at huge discounts, laying off employees and selling undeveloped land to raise capital and remain liquid. To move the glut of unsold inventory quickly, some builders are staging flashy promotions, slashing prices and throwing in “free” incentives like new appliances, new cars, granite counter tops and other sales gimmicks to try and lure nervous buyers back into the market. For millions of Americans facing foreclosure, the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut this week was welcome news that could possibly help save thousands of homeowners from default by giving them the opportunity to refinance their adjustable-rate loan into a fixed-rate mortgage with a lower interest rate.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
  
  Does this make it a good time to buy real estate? have access to credit have fat cash reserves aren't already over-exposed in real estate have a secure job or income stream expect to hold the property for at least two years" But be forewarned, prices are expected to fall further, and will take awhile to rebound, according to many economists. "I Now, in 2009, or will you wait until 2020 when everyone has forgotten about this housing slump and is raving about skyrocketing home prices? Home prices in 20 of the nation's major metro areas in July were collectively down 16.3
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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