Tag Archives: Twelve Months

Bay Area Home Sales, Home Prices Climbing

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – If you’re planning on purchasing a home in the Bay Area soon, you may be up against steep competition. According to San Diego-based company DataQuick, house and condo sales throughout the Bay Area in July were the … Continue reading

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They Bailed On Their Homes

A new survey of past clients by YouWalkAway.com, a website that assists borrowers in the legal pitfalls of strategic default, found that nearly 80 percent expressed a desire to buy a home again within the next twelve months. It also … Continue reading

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Can the Super Bowl Save the Planet?

Opower found that energy usage in the U.S. drops by more than five percent during the Super Bowl and as much as 7.5 percent during the half-time show, even though it would take 10 coal-fired power plants to fire all … Continue reading

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Already Time to Throw Up Caution Signs on Housing?

Fitch contends that home prices remain overvalued and that price growth is not being driven by fundamentals but by technical factors that could easily change. As more homes move more quickly to final foreclosure, especially in states that require a … Continue reading

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New Foreclosures Plummet, but Fall Is Temporary

As such, the impact on foreclosure starts, while significant now, is likely to be temporary as the industry adapts to the new requirements, according to LPS’s Herb Blecher. In other words, the settlement designed to protect borrowers from faulty foreclosure … Continue reading

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