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“Obama Looks to Stop All Foreclosures Without Government Review” The Real Estate Bloggers report on the Obama Home Affordable Modification Program’s efforts to examine all potential foreclosures. The bloggers maintain that government intervention is “not the answer” and that the markets must self correct before consumer confidence can be restored. The proposal, which has not [...]

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“U.S. Foreclosure Activity Decreases 10% in January” RealtyTrac has released a report that 1 in every 409 U.S. homes were listed as new foreclosures last month. The resounding message in the study was “down but still up,” meaning that for factors such as default notices and foreclosure auctions, numbers were down from the previous month [...]

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“Building Your Real Estate Investment Team” Lifestyles Unlimited strongly advocates building a team of experts, a concept that is expanded upon in this article from Rentables. They list seven essential members of your team and provide criteria for their selection- including that they be successful themselves and “care about your goals.” This article is one [...]

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“Foreclosure Plague: 2009′s Worst Hit Cities” “Sand states” Nevada, Florida, California, and Arizona, were rated the hot spots for 2009’s foreclosure explosion. At five times the national average, 12% of Las Vegas homes filed for foreclosure at least once last year. Despite a 21% increase in yearly foreclosures, “20 cities recorded declines in foreclosure filings [...]

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