Archive for December, 2008

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Paulson Unmoved by Harsh Criticism on Anti-Foreclosure Program


Treasury Department Secretary Henry Paulson faced a very unsatisfied Congress last Tuesday in a hearing on current foreclosure prevention measures, particularly the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). The Democrats at the oversight hearing were highly doubtful that the Department’s program was capable of stemming the housing problem.
The TARP gets money from the Congress-approved $700 billion [...]

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Mortgage Moratoriums Delays Foreclosures but Unable to Prevent Them


President-elect Barack Obama opposed a proposal for a moratorium on foreclosure properties that was previously put forward by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton several months ago, when the economic crisis has started to pick up. But with the current deterioration on the mortgage crisis, and foreclosure rates across the country continues with its upswing, a temporary [...]

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Prices of Homes Falling in Florida Neighborhoods with High Foreclosure Activity


Homeowners in some Florida neighborhoods that are experiencing an increased in foreclosure activity are aware that market prices of their properties are falling faster compared with those in stable neighborhoods.
Financial institutions are disposing distressed homes in the state at about 60% of their market value. The sale of these properties constitute over a third of [...]

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Changes in Home Values Due to Foreclosure


Property evaluators were advised by State Department of Revenue to not pay attention to foreclosures for the sake of the buyers and the sellers.
Sales in the open market indicate home values, but only apply when foreclosures are rare. Currently, foreclosures are a big issue due to the fact that the number of homes being repossessed [...]

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Secretary Paulson Backtracks on Foreclosures


Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has announced that his agency has repositioned the focus of his $700-billion Troubled Asset Recovery Program (TARP) from buying foreclosed properties to increasing the capital of mortgage banks.
Paulson reiterated that the objectives of TARP have not changed. TARP was launched to stimulate lending and to help stabilize the financial sector. But, [...]

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San Diego to Use $9.4 Million in Federal Grants to Buy Foreclosed Homes


Officials of San Diego’s Housing Commission have proposed before the City-County Reinvestment Task Force to spend about $9.4 million in federal grants from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to fund two programs aimed at reducing the number of foreclosed homes in the city.
The first proposal is for the city to use the [...]

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Some Orderly Ways to Combat the Flow of Foreclosures


It is said that the current financial crisis in the United States started in housing industry. Although the financial crisis has been somehow abated, housing prices continue to drop and the number of foreclosed homes increases at an alarming rate.
The proposal to modify delinquent loans is expected to reduce foreclosure filings. However, this approach is [...]

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Federal Aid Coming to Maryland Communities Affected by Foreclosures


$3.9 billion in federal funds has been allocated by the U.S. Government for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) under the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. These funds will be used to assist state and local governments deal with problems on foreclosures.
The said funds could also be used to purchase foreclosure properties to [...]

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California Median Home Prices Plunges 34%


Based from MDA DataQuick, California median home price is now pegged at $278,000 from the $424,000 of last year. The plummeting of the median home prices was due to depreciation and the diversion of buyers to foreclosed homes. Foreclosed home sales account to 53 percent of pre-owned homes sales.
Even with the government and mortgage firms’ [...]

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Massachusetts Foreclosures Tamed Due to Petitions


Renegotiation of mortgages for struggling homeowners has been worked out by officials from different levels – from local to federal to state officials; resulting in an ease in Massachusetts foreclosures as reported by Warren Group in October.
Providing a monthly report on data about local real estate and also publishing Banker & Tradesman, Warren Group stated [...]