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Home Prices-4 Reasons They Will Not Crash-Home Price Index
Home Price Index Yesterday’s blog, “Foreclosure Homes Surge = Opportunity and Responsibility”, talked about the scary data showing foreclosures are on the rise. The banking settlement is behind us; the recent weak employment market; and tight loan underwriting on new mortgages; all of this bad news adds up to another banner year for foreclosures. I…
Foreclosure Homes Surge = Opportunity and Responsibility
Is the worse behind us? Home sales are picking up. Home prices are stabilizing. The robo-signing scandal of the last year has caused foreclosure numbers to drop by more than a third — a four year low. Sounds good, right? The news may not be what it seems. Recent changes in the banking rules (New…
RealtyTrac® Acquires Homefacts®, Expanding Its Offering and Enhancing Its Value Proposition for the Real Estate Market
RealtyTrac today announced that it has acquired online data aggregator Homefacts in the company’s latest move to grow its market presence and arm homebuyers with information they need.
DataBridge Marketing Systems Appointed List Manager by RealtyTrac®
DataBridge Marketing Systems Corporation announced today that it has been contracted by RealtyTrac to manage and act as service bureau for two of the company’s coveted lists.
RealtyTrac Secures Capital Investment from Renovo Capital, Positioning the Company for Continued Growth
RealtyTrac today announced that the company has obtained a substantial capital investment from Renovo Capital LLC through the private equity firm’s Renwood Opportunities Fund.
MRIS Adds RealtyTrac to its Suite of Products
Rockville, MD November 7, 2011 — MRIS customers now have the option to access two million national pre-foreclosure, auction and REO properties in the U.S., as well as newsletters, distressed property sales training, and property valuation tools via t
Foreclosure Activity on Slow Burn
Foreclosure filings were reported on 610,337 properties in the third quarter, an increase of less than 1 percent from the previous quarter and a decrease of 34 percent from Q3 2010.
U.S. Foreclosure Activity Increases 7 Percent in August, Defaults Surge 33 Percent
Foreclosure filings were reported on 228,098 U.S. properties in August, a 7 percent increase from the previous month, but still down nearly 33 percent from August 2010.
Short Sales Soar in Second Quarter
Sales of homes that were in some stage of foreclosure or bank owned accounted for 31 percent of all U.S. residential sales in the second quarter of 2011.
Foreclosure Activity Falls to 44-Month Low in July
Foreclosure filings were reported on 212,764 U.S. properties in July, a 4 percent decrease from June and a 35 percent decrease from July 2010. July’s total was a 44-month low for foreclosure activity.