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Foreclosure Activity Increase 4 Percent in August 2010

Foreclosure Activity Increases 4 Percent in August Foreclosure filings were reported on 338,836 properties in August, a 4 percent increase from the previous month but a 5 percent decrease from August 2009.

Foreclosure mess unfolds...

Analysis: Foreclosure mess unfolds state by state | Reuters SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An outcry over questionable foreclosures by GMAC Mortgage and other lenders is likely to hit some states more than others because of major differences in real estate law across

Bellingham makes another "Best" list. #5 best place to retire on CNN.com: Money

25 Best Places to Retire Your post-work years are a time to improve your golf game, take up a new hobby, or just enjoy a well-deserved break. In these great college towns, you can expand your intellectual horizons too.

Local real estate sales remain sluggish.

Whatcom County real estate market remained cold in August - Business News - bellinghamherald.com August turned out to be nearly as sluggish as July for Whatcom County real estate, making it the slowest summer in recent years.

Price tag is in for the Homebuyer Tax Credit.

Homebuyer Tax Credits to Cost Federal Government $22B The three versions of the homebuyer tax credit are expected to result in revenue losses to the federal government of about $22 billion, according to estimates just released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Looking at Internal Revenue Servi

Shadow Inventory shrinks

Shadow Inventory Shrinks for Fifth Consecutive Month: Barclays That ominous shadow inventory of distressed homes that’s been hanging over the industry was cut back in July, according to Barclays Capital. It marked the fifth straight month that the company has recorded a decline in the shadow supply. Barclays

College towns make great investments.

Landlords: How to make a buck in college towns - MSN Real Estate College towns have innate demand for apartments, whose rents often are pegged to room-and-board fees, not market rates. In some towns, off-campus rental rates can exceed average mortgage payments.

REO's are a hot topic in Washington

REOs the Topic du Jour in Washington Neighborhoods across the country are riddled with empty bank-owned homes and unoccupied foreclosures that erode neighboring property values and open the door for blight and criminal activity. The nation’s glut of vacant REOs took center stage in W

Loan Mods suprass 1 million mark for 2010

Loan Modifications Surpass One Million Mark for 2010 The industry has completed 1.13 million permanent loan modifications for at-risk homeowners so far in 2010, according to data released Wednesday by HOPE NOW. The organization also reports that since January of this year, mortgage delinquencies of 60 day

MBA reports loan applications are up

MBA: mortgage loan applications increase 2.7% « HousingWire The number of mortgage applications last week rose 2.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis from the prior week, once again pushed up by refinancing activity that remains at the highest level since May 2009, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Buyers Market for awhile....unless Sellers are in that "sweet" spot of the market

Housing Supply and Demand Won't Balance until 2012: Moody's Moody’s Investors Service says it expects home price appreciation to be soft for the next couple of years. The company says there were 1.8 million more vacant homes sitting on the market than what is considered the norm at the end of the second qu