by Paul McCain on June 10, 2009
The city of New York is planning to convert unsold apartments and condominiums on repo list into affordable houses for its residents. As luxury developers struggle to fill empty units on condominium buildings or obtain financing to continue construction on stalled projects, many empty condominiums languish on the market, further depressing market values.
by William Dover on June 10, 2009
by Jason MacDowell on June 9, 2009
Short sales represent a way out for distressed homeowners who want to avoid putting their properties on repo homes listings. In short sales, homeowners will sell the house at less than the total amount of mortgage they owed.
by Elizabeth Rush on June 8, 2009
Foreclosure listing prices and non-foreclosure house prices in Dallas are nearly 32 percent below normal values, according to home price studies by Massachusetts-based real property research firm IHS Global Insight.
by Jason MacDowell on June 4, 2009
The Fall River, Massachusetts-based building owned by chef George Karousos is scheduled to be placed on REO property listing for sale. In a legal advertisement, mortgage holder, Sovereign Bank announced that the building will be on REO property listing for sale on June 30.
by Jason MacDowell on June 4, 2009
If you do your online foreclosed home search, you will probably encounter ads or news related to the foreclosed properties of celebrities.
by William Dover on June 3, 2009
by Jason MacDowell on June 2, 2009
Arizonians say Southern Arizona is among the best places for retirees and other people looking for a place to live, but many of them do not relish the statement that many like to retire in their state because of large numbers of affordable listings of foreclosure homes.
by Elizabeth Rush on June 1, 2009
The surge in unemployment nationwide has increased foreclosed property inventories. Although there are increases in home sales in many areas, these positive developments are being crushed by falling home prices, rising numbers of jobless Americans and expectations of another wave of foreclosed property inventories.
by William Dover on May 29, 2009
An estimated 65 to 75 percent of homeowners whose mortgage loans were modified to save them from foreclosed home listings are expected to redefault within a year, according to studies by New York City-based ratings firm Fitch Ratings.