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New round of foreclosures threatens housing market

joelc — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:32:00 GMT

New round of foreclosures threatens housing market March 12, 2010 — Washington Post The housing market is facing swelling ranks of homeowners who are seriously delinquent but have yet to lose their homes, and this is threatening a new wave of foreclosures...(read more)

RealtyTrac's Sharga Explains February Slowdown in Foreclosure Activity on Fox Business News

joelc — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:23:00 GMT

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RealtyTrac SVP Rick Sharga Discusses February Foreclosure Activity on MSNBC

joelc — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:27:00 GMT

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Foreclosure Filings Increase at Slowest Pace in Four Years

joelc — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:18:00 GMT

Foreclosure Filings Increase at Slowest Pace in Four Years March 11, 2010 — Wall Street Journal U.S. foreclosure filings rose 6% in February from a year earlier, the smallest increase in four years, according to RealtyTrac. Severe winter weather...(read more)

Brockton activist takes foreclosure woes to Bernanke

joelc — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:11:00 GMT

Brockton activist takes foreclosure woes to Bernanke March 10, 2010 — Boston Globe Katie Sandford is a Brockton housing activist and young mother who worries about how foreclosures have damaged her city. Yesterday, she was able to have her say with...(read more)

Bills Could Help Slow Foreclosures

joelc — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:25:00 GMT

Bills Could Help Slow Foreclosures March 9, 2010 — The Daily News Sitting lenders down with borrowers in danger of losing their homes to foreclosure is the goal of a pilot program that would be created by pending state legislation. Lawmakers from...(read more)

Program Will Pay Homeowners to Sell at a Loss

joelc — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:55:00 GMT

Program Will Pay Homeowners to Sell at a Loss March 7, 2010 — New York Times In an effort to end the foreclosure crisis, the Obama administration has been trying to keep defaulting owners in their homes. Now it will take a new approach: paying some...(read more)

Can a New Web Site Streamline Home Buying?

Octavion — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:55:00 GMT

Can a New Web Site Streamline Home Buying? March 4, 2010, The Real Deal Matt Daimler, a technology wiz with little background in real estate, thinks he could solve some of the most vexing problems in New York City residential sales today. His new site...(read more)

Pending Home Sales Fall 7.6 Pct. in Jan

Octavion — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:41:00 GMT

Pending Home Sales Fall 7.6 Pct. in Jan March 3, 2010, ABC News via the Associated Press The number of buyers who agreed to purchase a home fell sharply in January, a sign that demand for housing is sinking this winter as stormy weather slammed Eastern...(read more)

Mortgage Rate Drop Below 5% Stirs Demand

Octavion — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:52:00 GMT

Mortgage Rate Drop Below 5% Stirs Demand March3, 2010, CNBC U.S mortgage rates retreated below 5 percent last week, propping demand for home loans after purchase applications sank to a nearly 13-year low the prior week, Mortgage Bankers Association data...(read more)