Shadow Inventory in Housing Market Decreases Across Nation

Those who are into real estate and the foreclosure market probably have at least heard of the term “shadow inventory”, but many do not understand exactly what it means for the market as a whole and for their...

Minnesota Foreclosures are Available at Attractive Prices

With over 28,000 Minnesota foreclosures on the market, primarily in the greater Minneapolis area, there are many homes for a prospective homeowner to explore. The volume of Minnesota foreclosures is somewhat less than Wisconsin to the east, but substantially greater than...

Investors Snap Up Cheap Bulk Foreclosures

It’s no secret that the foreclosure crisis has resulted in a massive inventory of discounted homes that offer steep bargains and price reductions to investors and homebuyers. What you may not know, though, is...

Signs of Real Estate Progress Evident in D.C.

http://www.foreclosuredeals.com/wp/signs-of-real-estate-progress-evident-in-d-c/ Many investors and homeowners alike have a keen eye focused on the housing market to determine its current status and gauge whether or not progress is occurring. Daily news and blogs provide a...

Are Foreclosures Safe Buys for a Live-In Home?

The short answer: Absolutely! Of course, the long answer involves several issues you will want to consider before you say yes to purchasing a foreclosure on the market.  First, a little about...

Will the Housing Crisis Recover in 2011?

Even though the most serious housing crisis since the Depression has left one in five U.S homeowners owing considerably more than their houses are worth, economist Warren Buffett claims that the crisis will...

A mad, mock dash for shelter: Racing The Amazing Runaround

originally published in Street Sheet, Feb. 15-28, 2010 About 40 people ran an obstacle course through Tenderloin streets on Jan. 29 to illustrate the runaround homeless people in San Francisco experience when looking for space in a homeless shelter. "I've seen people go...

Gratitude Week Volunteers Raise Awareness for Homelessness

On my way to work this week, I noticed several people holding signs with messages like "I have a home", "I feel loved", and "I have hope". They were just standing there all along West Georgia smiling at people and...

Obama's Education Speech Ignores Conditions of Homeless Children

President Obama's decision to address the nation's students this Tuesday has led to a national debate with some opposing federal government entering U.S. schools.The reasons are numerous, but under what conditions...

CSR Minute: August 28, 2009

This daily podcast reports the Corporate Social and Sustainability efforts of corporations, businesses, and countries on how their initiatives improve both the lives of their citizens, but consumers, and the...

State Politicos Capitalizing on Mortgage Crisis and Foreclosures

I read recently that Terry Goddard, Arizona's current attorney general,  has joined a Task Force supposedly to address the scam artists operating in Arizona after Obama's claimed "rescue" was announced. Below is a copy of a letter I sent to the Arizona legislature as a...

Australia's Housing Shortage Lie

"...it is price that is the major problem in the housing market. Prices are at unsustainable levels brought about by the manipulation of demand and supply by the various levels of government. As soon as the manipulation ends, price discovery will lead to a collapse in the...

U.S. House Prices Keep Climbing with a 1.2% Rise in June

Integrated Asset Services(www.iasreo.com) today released its IAS360 House Price Index (HPI). Based upon the timeliest and most granular data available in the industry, the index for national house prices moved ahead another 1.2% in June.   With June’s gains--the...

Governor of the Bank of Canada says Recession is Over

A quarterly Monetary Policy Report released by the Bank of Canada on Thursday, proclaims that he recession is over. "We're on track for the recovery both in Canada and globally" Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank...

Finally the Truth is getting out about the Economy!

In his article "Putting the toothpaste back into the tube" by Andy Kessler on The Weekly Standard, we find a short and simple explanation of how our economy works - and what's been going wrong lately. As hinted by various commentators over the past couple of years, the...

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