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Ten Ways You’ll Know The Recession Is Over

Posted: July 20, 2012 at 6:29 am

When Gallup asked people about the state of the economy this spring, as a recovery appeared to have taken hold, the polling company found “nearly half of Americans, 46%, still ...
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As Foreclosures Rise, Worst Markets Remain Badly Damaged

Posted: June 14, 2012 at 6:31 am

All real estate problems are local. RealtyTrac reported that foreclosure starts in May rose for the first time since January 2010. What the report mentioned, but did not highlight, is ...
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Foreclosed Sales Total 26% of All US Home Sales

Posted: May 31, 2012 at 8:54 am

Sales of homes in some stage of foreclosure accounted for 26% of all US home sales in the first quarter of 2012. That compares to 22% of sales in the ...
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Cities With The Most Homes In Foreclosure

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 6:22 pm

According to data released last week, the worst effects of the housing crisis are beginning to wind down. RealtyTrac’s latest report shows the number of foreclosures in the U.S. in ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (5/17/2012) Greece Wobbles, Verizon Increase Rates

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 6:41 am

The debate over the state of the housing market continues to seesaw. RealtyTrac reported that April foreclosures fell again and are now back to July 2007 levels. But the research operation’s ...
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RealtyTrac Foreclosure Data Improves, A Little

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 6:18 am

The debate over the state of the housing market continues to see-saw. RealtyTrac reported that April foreclosures fell again and are now back to July 2007 levels. But, the research ...
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Foreclosures at Five-Year Low: A False Positive

Posted: April 12, 2012 at 6:33 am

RealtyTrac, which puts out one of the most closely followed reports on national home foreclosures, said the rate of foreclosures reached the lowest level in 56 months during March. The ...
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Worst Real Estate Markets Show Little Improvement

Posted: March 15, 2012 at 6:33 am

RealtyTrac released its monthly measures of foreclosure activity. Foreclosure filings dropped 8% from February of last year to 206,900. While the move could be called an improvement, 2.5 million homes ...
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Media Digest (3/15/2012) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 15, 2012 at 6:31 am

RealtyTrac says foreclosure notices rose last month. (Reuters) The U.S. and UK discuss releasing strategic oil reserves to bring down fuel prices. (Reuters) Volcker says new inflation would be harmful ...
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Foreclosed Homes Sales — 50% Off

Posted: March 1, 2012 at 6:41 am

Some 24% of the homes sold in the U.S. during the fourth quarter were in some stage of foreclosure, according to Realtytrac. The firm’s 2011 U.S. Foreclosure Sales Report also ...
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Foreclosures and a Small Sign of Housing Recovery

Posted: February 16, 2012 at 6:49 am

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo index for February showed the confidence of builders at a five-year high. That is the best level since May 2007, which is about when the ...
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Housing Through Yet Another Set of Eyes

Posted: December 23, 2011 at 5:42 am

The housing market is down -- sales, prices, applications. And there is glut of research that shows how much and why. The Federal Housing Finance Agency said that in October prices fell ...
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Nevada and California Still Trapped in Foreclosure Vise

Posted: November 10, 2011 at 6:30 am

No matter how much better the real estate market appears to be or how much worse it actually is, two states cannot escape a collapse that has continued for three ...
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New Foreclosures Smash Albuquerque, Boston, Sarasota, And Cincinnati

Posted: November 9, 2011 at 8:12 am

Foreclosures which had been delayed by the robo-signing scandal and bankrutpcy overflow in some courts have hit some housing markets with a vengeance. It is yet another examples that the crisis is ...
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America’s Ten Worst Housing Markets Poised to Recover

Posted: November 2, 2011 at 9:00 pm

Nationwide, the housing market is still reeling from one of the worst crashes in history. Still, over the next two years, some areas are expected to start recovering. 24/7 Wall ...
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