Atom Feed from Searchles Sat Dec 05 10:41:36 EST 2009 en-us Foreclosed Property Sales in Florida’s Treasure Coast lets03 Negotiating foreclosed property sales in the Treasure Coast has been a mixture of excitement and discouragement for real estate agents and buyers because of various factors playing in the Florida housing market. Foreclosed Home Prevention Stepped up by the U.S. Treasury lets03 Foreclosed home prevention efforts have been stepped up by the Treasury Department as foreclosures persist in many parts of the country. The expanded program will pressure lenders and services to increase the number of permanent loan modifications. Dallas Foreclosed Homes Still High despite Slowdown lets03 Dallas foreclosed homes are still high in number despite a drop in foreclosure postings. More than 33,500 foreclosures in the Dallas metro area were posted this year, excluding repeat postings. Let Bank Owned Property Listing Grow, Law Professor Says lets03 Let your bank owned property listing grow if you are underwater and the bank refuses to lower your principal and your monthly payments, according to University of Arizona law professor Brent White. The morality of deliberate defaults and the lender-borrower relationship are discussed. Chicago Foreclosures for Sale Pull Down House Prices lets03 Chicago foreclosures for sale pulled down house prices during the July-September quarter and contributed to the 2.4-percent increase in home sales. The sales price median in the metro area dropped from $244,900 to $205,000. Find Cheap Foreclosure Homes in Ocala Where Prices Fell 25% lets03 Cheap foreclosure homes can be found in Ocala, Florida where house prices dropped by 25 percent to $92,100. Foreclosure filings rose by 31 percent in the July-September quarter on a year-over-year basis. Lower Priced Foreclosure Properties in Gainesville, Florida lets03 You can find lower priced foreclosure properties in Gainesville, Florida where foreclosure postings increased in the July-September quarter and where sales price median dropped in October to $156,700. Bank Foreclosure List Numbers in Texas Muddled by Repostings lets03 Bank foreclosure list numbers in Texas are muddled by repeat postings by mortgage lenders. According to foreclosure analysts, repeat postings occur because loan modifications and short sales take a long time to get completed. Discounted Brooklyn Foreclosed Homes in Brownstone Buildings lets03 Low-priced Brooklyn foreclosed homes in brownstone neighborhoods are being sold off. Foreclosures of three-unit to four-unit buildings have been rising in Brooklyn because of job losses and lack of tenants. Hialeah Foreclosures for Sale Driven by Negative Equity lets03 Hialeah foreclosures for sale are still high in number because of the continued drop in home values in the area. In the Hialeah Gardens neighborhood, home values dropped by more than 32 percent in the July-September quarter. Foreclosure Houses for Sale May Rise during Holidays lets03 Foreclosure houses for sale may rise during the holidays in Brockton, Massachusetts due to continued job losses in the city. Foreclosure filings in the area reached its highest level in October. More Ohio Homes Going Into Foreclosure Listings Services lets03 An increase in foreclosure filings mean more houses are at risk of being added on the already overloaded foreclosure listing services in Ohio. But industry experts are hoping that with banks starting to negotiate on troubled loans, more properties will be saved from foreclosure auctions. Buy Bank Homes in the West Where Prices Fell 38% from Peak lets03 Buy bank homes in the West where home prices fell by 38 percent from their peak levels in 2005. The biggest home price decline occurred in Las Vegas, where home prices plunged by almost 31 percent. Bronx Foreclosed Homes Driven by Liens, Over-Leveraging lets03 Bronx foreclosed homes have been driven largely by unemployment and by the failures of private equity investors who bought residential buildings at overinflated prices during the housing boom. Now, many residents are at risk of foreclosures because of water liens. Atlanta Foreclosed Homes Contained by Wells Fargo lets03 Atlanta foreclosed homes arising from the mortgage lending operations of Wells Fargo and acquired bank Wachovia have been contained because of prudent lending policies and loan modification efforts by the bank. Houses Bank Foreclosures by Failed Banks in Ca, Fl lets03 Record numbers of houses bank foreclosures have largely caused the collapse of banks in the U.S. this year. Four more banks failed in Florida and California this month, putting the total of failed banks to 124 so far this year. Mysteriously Warm Times in Antarctica alexanderhampp A new study of Antarctica's past climate reveals that temperatures during the warm periods between ice ages (interglacials) may have been higher than previously thought. The latest analysis of ice core records suggests that Antarctic temperatures may have been up to 6°C warmer than the present day. Denmark says 65 leaders enrolled for climate talks alexanderhampp Sixty-five world leaders have confirmed they will attend next month's U.N. climate conference in Copenhagen which Danish officials hope will bring strong political commitment for a new treaty to combat global warming. Shoppers going green despite struggling economy alexanderhampp Despite the worst U.S. recession in decades, sales of organic and sustainable products have continued to grow, experts say, with shoppers willing to spend a few more dollars in a bid to become more green. Brown warns leaders on climate change alexanderhampp Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned fellow world leaders on Sunday that they "cannot afford to fail" to strike a substantial deal on climate change in Copenhagen next month. Brown said the upcoming summit had to mark a "decisive global shift" towards tackling the issue, amid fears about the outcome of the crunch talks.