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Foreclosure Effects Are Everywhere

Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article Every time we get the monthly foreclosure numbers from RealtyTrac, I hear someone on TV say, ‘Well, the problem is really only concentrated in a handful of states.” Yes, the volumes … Continue reading

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Short Sales Surge, But No Thanks to Government Program

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article Any time I see a 74 percent jump in anything, I hear alarm bells, so when the Treasury Department reported just that big a jump in its Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives … Continue reading

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Negative Equity Doesn’t Always Have to Mean Goodbye

The San Francisco Examiner reported a few weeks ago that “the percentage of “underwater” homes — worth less than they are mortgaged for — rose sharply in San Mateo County in the first quarter of this year. In the first … Continue reading

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Foreclosure ‘Rocket Docket’ Done

Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article Too many foreclosures and too little time. That was the impetus behind the so-called “rocket docket” in Florida, where judges could blow through a thousand cases a day. And they had … Continue reading

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Spread of ‘underwater’ foreclosures feared in San Mateo County

The percentage of “underwater” homes worth less than they are mortgaged for rose sharply in San Mateo County in the first quarter of this year, more than in any other Bay Area county. San Mateo County homes suffering from what … Continue reading

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