Economist Shiller Sees Potential for 'Double Dip' Recession
Economist Shiller Sees Potential for 'Double Dip' Recession Wall Street Journal, August 28, 2010 With the U.S. economic recovery losing steam, the chances of a second phase of a slowdown are...
View ArticleUS Homes Lost to Foreclosure Up 25% on Year
US Homes Lost to Foreclosure Up 25% on Year September 16, 2010, Associated Press Lenders took back more homes in August than in any month since the start of the U.S. mortgage crisis. The increase in...
View Article10 Reasons To Buy a Home
10 Reasons To Buy a Home September 16, 2010, Wall Street Journal Enough with the doom and gloom about homeownership. Sure, maybe there's more pain to come in the housing market. But when Time magazine...
View ArticleAre You a Real Estate Optimist or Pessimist?
(Please visit the site to view this media) Real estate pessimists are everywhere. You can’t escape their group-think doom-and-gloom message about housing and homeownership. I often wonder if these...
View ArticleNearly One in Four Second-quarter Home Sales a Foreclosure
Nearly One in Four Second-quarter Home Sales a Foreclosure September 30, 2010, Reuters Nearly one in every four U.S. homes sold in the second quarter was a deeply discounted foreclosed house, putting...
View ArticleSharga Says Unemployment Now Main Cause of Foreclosures
Sharga Says Unemployment Now Main Cause of Foreclosures October 28, 2010, Bloomberg via The Washington Post Rick Sharga, senior vice president for marketing at RealtyTrac Inc., talks with Bloomberg's...
View ArticleREOs Fall Amid 'Robo-Signing' Stall
REOs Fall Amid 'Robo-Signing' Stall November 11, 2010, Inman News After hitting a record high in September, bank repossessions fell 9 percent in October -- likely the result of foreclosure freezes by...
View ArticleCase-Shiller, by Metro Area
A Look at Case-Shiller, by Metro Area November 30, 2010, Wall Street Journal The S&P/Case-Shiller national home price index, which is released on a quarterly basis, posted a 2% decline from the...
View ArticleForeclosure Filings Plunge in November
Foreclosure Filings Plunge in November December 16, 2010, Reuters Foreclosure filings plunged in November from the month before as mortgage companies being scrutinized for court processing errors...
View ArticlePending Sales of U.S. Existing Homes Rose 2.1% in February
Pending Sales of U.S. Existing Homes Rose 2.1% in February March 28, 2011, Bloomberg A gain in the number of Americans signing contracts to buy previously owned homes in February failed to make up for...
View ArticleCritical Signs in Foreclosure Talks
Critical Signs in Foreclosure Talks Wall Street Journal, April 12, 2011 Hopes are fading for a far-reaching settlement between regulators and banks over improper home foreclosures as some regulators...
View ArticleForeclosure Filings Hit 3-year Low, Report Shows
Foreclosure Filings Hit 3-year Low, Report Shows April 14, 2011, Reuters U.S. foreclosure filings fell in the first quarter to the lowest level since early 2008 amid an ongoing backlog following last...
View ArticleThe ‘Right’ Foreclosure Fix
The ‘Right’ Foreclosure Fix April 15, 2011, Wall Street Journal When last year's mini-scandal about sloppy mortgage practices erupted, two public policy approaches emerged: Banking regulators wanted to...
View ArticleRealtyTrac’s CEO James J. Saccacio Receives Distinguished Alumni Award
RealtyTrac’s CEO James J. Saccacio Receives Distinguished Alumni Award May 13, 2011, News Release RealtyTrac® ( www.realtytrac.com ), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today...
View ArticleRealtyTrac: Sales of Foreclosed Homes 'Astronomically High' in Q1
RealtyTrac: Sales of Foreclosed Homes 'Astronomically High' in Q1 May 26, 2011, Associated Press Sales of bank-owned homes constituted a slightly larger percentage of all sales in the first quarter...
View Article7 Reasons Why Now’s a Good Time to Buy a Home
7 Reasons Why Now’s a Good Time to Buy a Home June 8, 2011, CBS Money Watch The bad news for the housing market sometimes seems like it will never end. In the latest round of housing data, home prices...
View ArticleRealtyTrac's Sharga Says Housing Market Hasn't Bottomed
RealtyTrac's Sharga Says Housing Market Hasn't Bottomed June 21, 2011, Bloomberg Rick Sharga, senior vice president at RealtyTrac, discusses the outlook for the US housing market. Sharga speaks with...
View ArticleHomeowners Who Want to Trade Up are Stuck Waiting
Housing Bust Reverses Ownership Gains By Dawn Wotapka, Wall Street Journal, July 29, 2011, The number of Americans who own their homes continued to decline in recent months and now is at the lowest...
View ArticleForeclosure Reforms May be Coming to a Head
Housing Starts in U.S. Fell in July as Construction Stagnated By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg News, Aug.16, 2011 Builders began work on fewer homes in July, indicating residential real estate is failing...
View ArticleTime for More Housing Stimulus?
Time for More Housing Stimulus? By Nick Timiraos, Wall Street Journal, Aug. 22, 2011 A New York congressman — Rep. Gary Ackerman (D., N.Y.) — is preparing legislation designed to provide a heavy dose...
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