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Buying a Home in Time to Get Tax Credit
Buying a Home in Time to Get Credit November 15, 2009, Wall Street Journal House hunting usually slows down this time of year, as people put their searches on hold during the holidays. Tags: Foreclosure Trends real estate housing foreclosur This winter could be different, however, thanks to the extension —...( read more )
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Foreclosure Pulse
- Monday, November 16, 2009
Receivers' Catch: Foreclosures
Receivers' Catch: Foreclosures The Wall Street Journal Some banks are starting to bypass foreclosure on large, troubled real-estate developments and instead are throwing the properties into receivership, a move intended to reduce some of the headaches...( read more
Foreclosure Pulse
- Wednesday, July 29, 2009
As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
Does this make it a good time to buy real estate? June Fletcher of The Wall Street Journal sagely advises that the answer is "For some people, yes. 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 Home prices in 20 of the nation's major metro areas in July were collectively down 16.3
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Buying a Home in Time to Get Tax Credit
Buying a Home in Time to Get Credit November 15, 2009, Wall Street Journal House hunting usually slows down this time of year, as people put their searches on hold during the holidays. Tags: Foreclosure Trends real estate housing foreclosur This winter could be different, however, thanks to the extension —...( read more )
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Foreclosure Pulse
- Monday, November 16, 2009
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Receivers' Catch: Foreclosures
Receivers' Catch: Foreclosures The Wall Street Journal Some banks are starting to bypass foreclosure on large, troubled real-estate developments and instead are throwing the properties into receivership, a move intended to reduce some of the headaches...( read more
Foreclosure Pulse
- Wednesday, July 29, 2009
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Subprime Market Sinking Further Into the Abyss
The latest developments in the subprime lending market should have the entire real estate industry up in arms (figuratively and literally). The Orange County Business Journal reported Monday that Wall Street analysts are now predicting possible liquidation or bankruptcy for the once high flying subprime lender. More shakeout is likely yet to come from this story as subprime lenders fall into an abyss of their own making, The problem has gone far beyond the $1 trillion worth of so-called “exotic” adjustable rate loans resetting in each of the next two years. Borrowers began
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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The $3 Billion Foreclosure Payday
In one year, Paulson made more money than The Donald made in a lifetime, according to the Wall Street Journal . Mortgage experts were too caught up” in the housing boom,” Paulson told the Wall Street Journal. “I’ve And things are looking even better in 2008 for the doomsday trading titan as real estate prices tumble and foreclosures spread like wildfires. You may not know who John Paulson is, but you soon will. Last year, Paulson made $3 billion betting on foreclosures .
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Recession Risk Rising
But according to the Wall Street Journal : “the Federal Reserve can’t flip its easy-money switch and immediately end the credit crunch, forestall home foreclosures, and leap tall buildings at a single bound.” RealtyTrac wants to know. Posted 01-11-2008 11:33 AM by Octavion Filed under: Real Estate Trends , RealtyTra Amid fears the economy could be slipping into a recession , President George W. Bush abandoned his usually sunny rhetoric last week and painted a darker picture of the economy’s
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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New Heat Maps Look Really Cool!
The story that ran last Friday in the Wall Street Journal’s “Developments” blog featured these new multi-colored foreclosure heat maps developed under a partnership agreement between RealtyTrac and HotPads.com . Such detail can be of great assistance to real estate investors and prospective homebuyers looking to pinpoint various levels of foreclosure activity in a particular geographic area of interest when seeking out pockets of potential bargain properties. Anyone who has checked out this blog on a regular basis should be familiar with the national heat map RealtyTrac produces every month that correlates with the release of its national data for the month.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Greed and Deceit Get Their Comeuppance in Any Cycle
It’s a recurring theme in the real estate industry; mostly visible in the financial sector, although one would have to be a fool to believe it didn’t take place in every aspect of the real estate transaction. Although these two events took place during different real estate cycles and economies, comeuppance was similarly swift for both. Greed and deceit. And let’s not forget all the news stories out there about mortgage and foreclosure scams these days.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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The Legend of Foreclosure Vandalism Grows
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. The article claims that "real estate agents estimate that about half of foreclosed properties to be sold by mortgage companies nationwide have substantial damage, according to a new survey by Campbell Communications, a marketing and research firm based in Washington, D.C." 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.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Foreclosures Won't Break the Market Next Year
The ups and downs of every economic cycle have always been directly impacted by the health of the real estate sector. Director of Research and Analytics for First American Real Estate Solutions, said that even with $1 trillion of adjustable-rate mortgages ready to reset to higher interest rates in both 2007 and 2008, he believes the number of defaults and foreclosures resulting from the increased mortgage payments will be “painful but won’t break the economy or the market.” Basing his comments on data collected on first mortgages — with an emphasis on those originated between
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Economic Indicators: Image Is Everything
When it comes to purchasing real estate — either as a primary residence or as an investment — perception is everything. So it is with real estate. Four real estate industry related reports have already been released this week, and Wall Street has reacted. When reports of telltale economic indicators are released, if Wall Street perceives them as bad, the market takes an immediate tumble. But when the indicators reported come is as expected, the reaction is generally good and we see an uptick in market activity.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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