Bank Foreclosed and Tax Deed Properties Will Remain a Problem in 2011

Economists are expecting the high levels of bank foreclosed properties and tax deed properties to continue to depress the housing market of Georgia in 2011. They stated that the housing sector will continue to be under pressure from the amount of unsold foreclosed properties in the market just like last year.

Foreclosed properties, including Decatur foreclosures, GA, will remain high in the region in 2011, with increased number of homeowners behind in their monthly mortgage payments recorded during the last quarter of 2010. According to local economists, the 11,000 homeowners in the state that received foreclosed property-related filings in December of last year will bring the number of foreclosures higher in 2011.

The December figure for filings means that one household out of every 365 is under foreclosures in Georgia.

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Radar Logic Sees “Significant Year-Over-Year Declines in Home Prices”, More Declines Coming

According to reports from Radar Logic home prices in November declined in 22 of 25 metropolitan areas on a year-over-year basis.  Radar Logic’s home price index declined 2.2 percent from November 2009 to November 2010.

On a month-over-month basis, home prices were more or less stable from October to November, rising 0.3 percent.  Radar Logic warns that

On a year-over- year basis, the hardest hit metropolitan areas were Atlanta, Chicago, Miami, and Minneapolis, while home prices actually rose in New York City, and remained stable in San Diego and San Jose.  No

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Refinancing a Home With a Second Mortgage is About to Become Far More Expensive

As we have discussed in the past, Fannie Mae has changed its Loan-Level Price Adjustments (LLPA) for 2011, and the prices will cause mortgage rates on many different kinds of mortgage to increase substantially.  Fannie Mae made the changes in response to a perceived increase in risk for mortgage lending.  A lot of these changes undoubtedly stem from the housing bubble and Fannie’s subsequent bailout by taxpayers.  Ul

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Tobacco Warehouse plan may go up in smoke

Advocates say Brooklyn Bridge Park misled the federal government when it turned over the Tobacco Warehouse to developers.

Advocates are suing to stop Brooklyn Bridge Park from turning over the historic Tobacco Warehouse to a private arts group.

They charge in state and federal lawsuits that officials secretly and illegally removed the DUMBO warehouse from federal protection.

That move came after big-time developer David Walentas and St. Ann’s Warehouse, the theater group tapped to take over the space, pushed development, emails obtained by the plaintiffs show.

“State officials secretly took a historic landmark off the map of a federally protected park to allow private development.

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Raleigh Foreclosure Listings: A Perfect Home for Less the Price

People that are currently renting an apartment or still do not have their own home are the primary target of foreclosed homes. You find these homes in different state listings, one of which is Raleigh foreclosure listings. You are able to find all kinds of foreclosed homes for sale in Raleigh. If you prefer other places, there are repossessed homes for sale in Louisiana while others might want Sandy Springs foreclosures instead.

A person who considers buying foreclosed homes needs to understand that before buying the foreclosed house, they need to be equipped with information about foreclosures and the different processes that they might encounter along the way. Full Article…


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