All Posts Tagged With: "2009"
Foreclosure Filings Off Nearly 30%, RealtyTrac
On paper at least foreclosure filings fell nearly 30 percent in 2011 according to year-end figures from RealtyTrac, the nation’s leading source of foreclosure listings and data. But the new numbers tell only part of the story. What they really demonstrate is that millions of homes remain distressed and that the foreclosure process itself continues [...]
12Jan2012 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
FHA Loan Limits Rise, Conventional & VA Mortgage Limits Stick
It didn’t take long for the lower mortgage limits that began October 1st to be changed. As of November 18th the mortgage rate limits were selectively revised with FHA loan limits increasing but with conventional loan limits staying the same. Does this change make a lot of sense? No. Is this change the law of [...]
25Nov2011 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
New FHA, VA and Conventional Mortgage Loan Limits
As of October 1, 2011 new and lower mortgage loan limits will be here unless Congress unites and stops the planned changes. Since Congress unites over very few things borrowers are likely to find bright and new loan limits as of Oct. 1st. Note: This material is now out of date. Please go to: FHA [...]
12Sep2011 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
2.9 million properties faced foreclosure in 2010, new record says RealtyTrac
To paraphrase Charles Dickens, it was the worst of times, it was, well, it really was the worst of times. Figures from RealtyTrac show that 2,871,891 U.S. properties received foreclose filings in 2010, a record and an increase of nearly 2 percent from 2009 and up 23 percent when compared with 2008. The final figures [...]
13Jan2011 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
US home values fall $9 trillion since 2006, says Zillow
American real estate, a traditional bastion of household wealth for the middle class, has lost $9 trillion in equity since 2006 according to the real estate marketing site Zillow.com. Zillow reports that US homeowners lost $1 trillion in 2009 and it expects that losses will total $1.7 trillion in 2010. Specifically, Zillow estimates that values [...]
9Dec2010 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
Foreclosure discount now 32% — have home values hit bottom?
Foreclosed properties now represent 25 percent of all home sales nationwide, properties which are selling at a 32-percent discount according to the latest report from RealtyTrac. The problem represented by distressed properties is that they hold down the values of nearby homes. If a house down the street is selling for a third off, or [...]
2Dec2010 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
Mortgage Loan Limits — Conventional, FHA, VA
The high mortgage loan limits and policies started during the foreclosure worries of 2008 will continue through 2011. Note: This material is now out of date. Please go to: FHA Loan Limits Rise, Conventional & VA Mortgage Limits Stick. There are several types of mortgage loan limits. Generally, most borrowers need to look at conventional, [...]
15Nov2010 | Peter G. Miller | 1 comment | Continued
US Home Values Increase By $1 Trillion
Given the weak state of the housing sector it was surprising to hear that home values have grown by $1 trillion since June 2009. According to FHA Commission David H. Stevens, “homeowner equity started growing again in the second quarter of 2009 — to date, increasing over a trillion dollars, or close to $14,000 on [...]
27Sep2010 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
August Foreclosure Levels Top 300,000 for 18th Month In A Row
Foreclosures held relatively steady in August, according to the latest monthly report by RealtyTrac (www.realtytrac.com). The company’s report for August 2010 shows foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 338,836 properties in August, a 4 percent increase from the previous month but a 5 percent decrease from August [...]
16Sep2010 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
American Homes Keep Getting Bigger
HUD has come out with a new housing survey and not surprisingly it finds that “U.S. homes today are bigger with more bedrooms and bathrooms than 1973.” HUD’s 2009 American Housing Survey (AHS) also tells us that most families with young children live within a mile of a public elementary school. The most common home [...]
7Jul2010 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
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