46 Articles match "Number of","Real Estate","US"

The Latest from RealtyTrac MORE
Don't Dump Investors
Miller    When it comes to bailing out giant banks, huge companies and massive stock brokerages theres no shortage of government interest and activity. After all, its in our national interest to protect investors — unless, of course, theyre folks who merely bought a house or two. It appears everywhere and is never challenged, as if real estate investors are somehow Don’t Dump Investors By Peter G. The investor double-standard is hardly hidden.
www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
READ MORE
Option ARM Borrowers Running Out Of Time
Option ARM Borrowers Running Out Of Time By Peter G. Let me introduce you to the option ARM, an affordability mortgage product that can get you into the home of your dreams.... Of all the mortgage ideas developed during the past few years, none tops the option ARM for sheer awfulness. Miller    Step right up folks. You say you want to buy a home but have no money.
www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
READ MORE
Can "Appreciation Sharing" Solve The Mortgage Mess?
Miller     We’re about to see something new in the mortgage marketplace: The government is going to insure huge numbers of shared-appreciation mortgages, a type of home financing rarely seen in the U.S. It’s a big experiment and it raises a bigger question: Is this the loan of the future? Can “Appreciation Sharing” Solve The Mortgage Mess? By Peter G. The just-passed Housing and Economic Recovery Act includes provisions that will help some 400,000 families replace toxic loans with FHA financing.
www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
READ MORE
  • The Best from RealtyTrac MORE
  • U.S. Foreclosure Laws
    Knowing the process in your state will help you adopt a more effective investing strategy and avoid procedural pitfalls. State Foreclosure Laws Quickly locate and review the foreclosure law specific to your state � or any state you�re considering investing in. Select A State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut
    www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
    READ MORE
  • US Foreclosures a Mixed Blessing in Q2
    As the most recently collected data reported today in RealtyTracs Q2 2006 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report suggests, there is both an upside and a downside to the latest numbers. This is good news for real estate investors, agents and home buyers looking for a piece of the American Dream at a potentially more affordable price. On the positive side, foreclosure activity nationwide during Q2 2006 rose 25 percent over the same quarter last year to 272,109 properties . On the flip side, however, foreclosure activity nationwide decreased 16 percent between the first and
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
    READ MORE
  • Economic Environment Not Ripe for Heavy Foreclosure Levels
    Economics 201 – Inflation In announcing his findings on the condition of the nation’s economy Wednesday, Chapman University President James L. Doti proclaimed that, in his opinion, the nation is not headed toward either a recession or a catastrophic volume of job losses – both of which were factors in the last great boom in foreclosure activity back in the early 1990s. This time around, Doti believes the nation is not One thing that does concern him, however, as well as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, is a higher rate of inflation. Although global market inflationary
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
    READ MORE
  • Data Suggests Decline in California Foreclosures
    California’s latest economic numbers reported by forecasters at the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research at Chapman University suggest that the number of foreclosures for the state will continue to dwindle for the foreseeable future. This sheds light on some of the most recent foreclosure statistics published by RealtyTrac (see our latest report) , which show decreasing numbers of new filings in March and April, and May numbers up only slightly. None of the factors that contributed to the last great rush in the state’s foreclosure pipeline back in the early 1990s is present this time around.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
    READ MORE
  • How to Buy HUD Home Foreclosures - RealtyTrac
    Almost anyone can qualify to buy a home owned by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (a HUD home) so long as they either have the cash in hand or can qualify for a loan to finance the purchase. HUD home foreclosures have already gone through the entire foreclosure process. HUD now has become the owner of the real estate. How Can I Buy HUD Home Foreclosures? Search Properties | Free 7-Day Trial Search nearly 650,000 Foreclosure and Government properties. More than 1 million total properties including For Sale by Owner, HUD
    www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
    READ MORE
  • Defaulting on the American Dream: A Troubling Trend
    A rising number of Americans — particularly those who took out riskier adjustable-rate and subprime mortgages — are increasingly defaulting on their loans, according to figures released this week by RealtyTrac , providing striking evidence that a growing number of borrowers are at risk of losing their homes. Last year, 1,259,118 U.S. Foreclosure filings jumped 42 percent nationwide in 2006, accelerating a trend that began in 2005 as home sales started to cool. properties entered some stage of foreclosure, up from 850,000 properties in 2005, according to RealtyTrac
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
    READ MORE
  • Latest Census Data Suggest More Foreclosures Coming
    Will the thinly stretched finances of U.S. homeowners lead to a sharp rise in foreclosures and a collapse of the so-called housing bubble? A new report just released by the U.S. Census Bureau , based on 2005 data, suggests that the American public is spending more of their disposable income on necessities — especially owner occupied and rental housing. Depending on the city, if those costs increase any more than they already have, the end result could very well be seen on the RealtyTrac website. Take San Diego, for example, where the median price of a home jumped from $249,000
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
    READ MORE
  • Short sales rising
    Scanning the Southern California Multiple Listing Service (MLS) last week, the one thing that stands out is the growing number of short sales. Today, approximately 10 percent of the listed properties are short sales. Short sales occur when home prices fall and mortgage debt exceeds the value of the property. Last year, you rarely saw the phrase “short sale” in the MLS property description. That indicates lenders are getting more eager to unload properties in foreclosure, even if it means selling them for less than is owed on the mortgage.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
    READ MORE
  • UCLA: Crash and Burn Unlikely for National Economy
    The nation’s economy, driven mostly by the real estate sector, has been flying at Mach 1 in clear blue skies for a number of years. But in their Q3 2006 report , forecasters at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management are calling for the Federal Reserve to reduce the Federal Funds Rate to 4.5 But while the economy’s air traffic controllers are first trying to chart new flight plans, the nation’s foreclosure Now, however, some clouds are starting to appear on the horizon, and as air currents are changing, pilots are starting to throttle back and slow things down a bit, and distressed homeowners are belted into their seats as they find themselves in for a more bumpy ride in the foreseeable future.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
    READ MORE
  • Dis-ARMament Aimed to Curb Foreclosures
    Worried about the lingering effect of a growing pool of borrowers unable to meet their rising mortgage payments, regulators at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency want banks to make sure the loans they are making are "consistent with prudent lending practices, including consideration of a borrowers repayment capacity." These loans are what many in the banking and real estate industries say have helped home buyers get into their first home or purchase more home than they otherwise could afford using more conventional mortgage products. The National
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
    READ MORE