For buyers and investors looking for Atlanta real estate properties to invest in, you will be delighted to know things are looking up for the metropolitan area. Although there is still a long way to go to achieve full recovery from the foreclosure crisis, there are those who are grabbing every investment opportunity they come across, with their buying decisions based on market
Although the foreclosure crisis rages on and has already left in its wake millions of homeowners who have lost their homes to foreclosure, homeownership remains to be among the top priorities for most Americans. Surprisingly, even renters would like to see themselves as proud homeowners one of these
In real estate investing, it is not a secret that foreclosure properties allow buyers to enjoy savings. These so-called repo homes are usually sold at below their current market values, which also provide buyers with instant equity upon
It is entirely likely the housing crisis has made many Americans wary of owning a home. Surprisingly, this is not the
Lis pendens foreclosure cases increased in Birmingham, Alabama, during February 2011, leading to a higher year-over-year foreclosure rate for the metro area. The latest data showed that the region's foreclosure rate surged during the month compared with one year ago. However, the number of delinquent homeowners fell over the same
Most people picture fixer uppers and VA foreclosed homes in their minds when they think of the housing market crisis in Las Vegas, Nevada and in other parts of the U.S. However, realtors in the metro area reported that it is not only low and mid-priced houses that are falling into foreclosure in the area, but also multimillion dwellings.
Filings for single family foreclosures, triplex foreclosures and other types of residential properties went down in North Carolina during the January-March 2011 period. Figures were down from both the previous quarter and year-ago levels. Foreclosure-related filings also went down nationwide during the first quarter from one year ago and from the 2010 fourth quarter.
People involved in distressed property and tax lien foreclosure investing in Portland, Oregon are taking advantage of the low prices of homes in the metro area. The latest report from Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller, which covers the top 20 cities of the U.S., showed that housing prices are still in a slump which gives investors a chance to purchase properties at very low prices.
Several programs to stop foreclosure have been launched in the U.S. since the start of the real estate crisis. However, most of them have failed to reach their target number of homeowners while others have requirements that borrowers failed to satisfy. As the number of foreclosed properties continues to rise, prices of houses continue to decline in most markets, including Western Pennsylvania.
The number of empty dwellings and for-sale residential properties, including sheriff's sale homes, declined in the U.S. during the first quarter of the year. This means that the nation's vacancy rate also dipped when compared with the previous quarter. Analysts believe that the decline was caused by delays in processing foreclosures.
