BOSTON - Dozens of local officials from 12 of the regions hit hardest by the housing crisis are meeting at Harvard University March 14 -16 to develop new strategies for stabilizing neighborhoods that experience large numbers of foreclosures...Read More
WASHINGTON - Four federal agencies are launching a new website today to highlight the increased role the U.S. is playing in addressing 21st century urbanization, housing and sustainability issues facing the nations of the world. The White House Office of Urban Affairs, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Department of Sta...Read More
WASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to counties in California and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes following severe storms, flooding, debris and mud flows during January and February...Read More
WASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan issued a statement today following the United States Senate's adoption of an amendment extending the Gulf Coast Opportunity Zone (GO Zone) Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) placed in service date by two years, to December 31, 2012. Donovan and Treasury Secretary Timo...Read More
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced that it is charging two Poughkeepsie, New York-area landlords with violating the Fair Housing Act for allegedly refusing to allow a Vietnam-era veteran suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder to have a therapeutic service dog in his apartment. In addition, HUD's...Read More
Warren Group, a research firm based in New England, published a report that said that due to the recent increasing business failure and the job loss of the residents, home foreclosures are surging in the affluent areas of Boston. In Middlesex county, filings jumped by 23 percent over the past one [...]
Arizona foreclosure observed a rise in the year 2009 due to the continuing increase in home foreclosures in Tucson in the same year. With foreclosure activities continuing to surge in the Arizona including Tucson, these areas are in high demand to investors who are spending a lot of money to get the listings for the [...]
The homeowner association, to force people to clear their dues and maintenance fees, is imposing a process of reverse foreclosure. Due to an increase in the bank foreclosures in Florida, this process is enforced in the condo sector.
Over 60 percent of the HOA associations are facing a problem with default fees in this foreclosure ...Read More
According to foreclosure data published by local realtor associations and the Association of Realtors in Illinois, listings of distressed houses declined in February this year in Southwestern Illinois. In Madison County, 114 foreclosure filings hit households, which is lower than the previous month. In Saint Clair County, 127 ...Read More
According to a report of the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts, some economic problems and unemployment are the main reasons behind these continuing foreclosures in Charlotte.
Foreclosure of the said area is affecting many of the homeowners.
Despite the onerous efforts of the nonprofit organizations and state to c...Read More
The county budget of Dallas is already suffering from an unexpected deficit of $60 million this year. Moreover, the recent foreclosure in the commercial properties will bring about more damages in their budget.
Commercial foreclosure of properties is causing more damage to the county than the residential foreclosure of properti...Read More
The bank repo houses are also helpful in signifying the aspect of delinquencies of credit card. TransUnion, the credit report providers, issued this record. According to this report the rate of credit card delinquencies were the highest during the July-September duration simultaneous to the number of foreclosure filings. In Ne...Read More
The investment firm named Gorilla Capital in Oregon struck some real profitable deals with cheap units for sale in Volusia County, Florida. Gorilla Capital came into being in 2006 with lawyer John Helmick and Benjamin Bazer, the foreclosure professional.
This firm bought and resold approximately 33 foreclosed units since July ...Read More
The Foreclosure incidences in Atlanta could be surging further due to an increase in the mortgage defaults in the last quarter of 2009.
As according to TransUnion, a credit information provider, more than 9 percent of homeowners with mortgaged properties in Atlanta had defaulted by over two months in the last quarter of 2009, [....Read More
One of the best ways to save money on real estate these days is to buy foreclosed homes. These foreclosures are sold at the price below its real market value.
Then, start your search through the most beautiful homes in foreclosure.
Rincon, Effingham County – GA
Zipcode: 31326
Price: $185,0
BD/BTH: 3 / 2.5
Style: Single...Read More
In two short days, the current First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit is up for renewal. This Friday, November 6th, a bill extending this popular tax credit goes to full vote in the House of Representatives for approval. Already approved by the Senate, this bill would extend the current $8,000 tax credit for first time homebuyers until April 1st, 2010...Read More
The S&P/Case Shiller index released yesterday, September 29 is a major indicator of national and regional home price movement. The new values for August displays the 6th consecutive month of improvment in home prices across the country from a low point in February/March. In our region, it is the 3rd consecutive month of improvment for [......Read More
Wow, a lot has happened since I’ve had a chance to post. First a few updates: 2009 has been an interesting year. There have been ups and downs in the real estate market just like with everything else. We started the year with a high rate of foreclosures and short sales. While these remain higher [......Read More
Technology has been transforming the real estate industry. Less than a decade ago, finding homes for sale on the internet was a waste of time. Today, the internet is where it’s at. When I developed my business strategy years ago, I decided that one of the most important things was to always be on the [......Read More
Over Memorial Day weekend, my wife and I were first-time attendees at the annual Flavors of Greece Festival presented by St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church in Aurora. This two-day festival is held at the Kane County Fair Grounds in St. Charles and brings together the sights, sounds and flavors of everything Greek.
It’s no secret that [......Read More
Sugar Grove has a reputation of being the “next” community on the forefront of development pushing outwards from Chicago. For the most part, it’s still known as a small farming community. However, in The Lakes of Bliss Woods, what they’re growing are beautiful and stylish custom homes. Located in the northeast part of t...Read More
I wanted to dedicate a post today to all of our nation’s heroes both past and present. We are who we are today because of the actions of our armed forces in unceasingly defending our country. The men and women who have died defending our nation and those that have served both overseas and here [......Read More
The Tanner Trails subdivision located off of Tanner Road in North Aurora is finally nearing completion despite a bankruptcy filed by the primary builder – Neumann Homes in October 2007. Many residents were concerned with the unfinished status of several of the streets and parks. However, in a decisive move, the Village of North Aurora [......Read More
Buyers really have it good in today’s market. In some cases, too good. I have found in several circumstances that the extreme number of homes on the market right now is causing an interesting problem. The wide selection of choices available is causing some buyers to get “burnt out” of house hunting.
The problem begins with [......Read More
If you’re shopping in the $400-500,000 range, you really have the run of the store. You can pretty much choose your community, area and style of home. If a new home is on your shopping list, you might want to consider one of the custom homes located in The Reserves at Tanner Trails in North [......Read More
