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Penn State law professor sheds light on foreclosure crisis (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Penn State Law Professor Marie Reilly, a bankruptcy and banking law expert, worries that the backlash over the current foreclosure crisis may be the "medicine that kills the patient." Laws and regulations ...

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created Dec 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Foreclosure reduces a home's sale price by 27 percent on average

Foreclosure reduces the eventual sale price of a home by an average 27 percent, compared to the prices paid for similar properties nearby. Those nearby homes, in turn, could see their own prices depressed by 1 percent, if ...

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created Aug 04, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

SmartZip pinpoints hot homes in US foreclosure market

SmartZip has built a free online tool for prospective home buyers and real estate investors eager to mine gems from the rubble of the US foreclosure avalanche.

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created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

More Than a Third of Homeowners in Foreclosure Suffer from Major Depression, Study Shows

(PhysOrg.com) -- The nation’s home foreclosure epidemic may be taking its toll on Americans' health as well as their wallets. Nearly half of people studied while undergoing foreclosure reported depressive symptoms, and 37 ...

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created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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UF: Florida consumers remain mildly optimistic

Consumer confidence among Floridians dropped one point in February to 76 from January, according to a University of Florida survey. The modest decline followed two months of rising levels of confidence in the economy.

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created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UF survey: Florida real estate market slips once again

Florida real estate experts and investors were pessimistic for a second consecutive quarter, despite encouraging signs in the rise of occupancy rates and prices in the rental apartment market, a new University of Florida ...

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created Dec 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Government closes mortgage scams tied to Google

(AP) -- The federal government has shut down dozens of Internet scam artists who had been paying Google to run ads making bogus promises to help desperate homeowners scrambling to avoid foreclosures.

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created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Housing, health care contribute most to rising costs of living in Washington

It costs 8 percent more on average than it did two years ago for Washington residents to make ends meet, according to a new report from a University of Washington research group.

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created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

UF survey: Consumer confidence registers modest increase in July

(PhysOrg.com) -- Increased optimism about making major purchases played a significant role in consumer confidence rising two points in July to 68, according to a new University of Florida survey.

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created Jul 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows how an often illegal sales tactic contributed to housing crash

A study of home purchases during the real estate boom years in Chicago shows how one ethically murky – and sometimes illegal - tactic used to sell homes may have contributed to the housing crash.

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created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Stopping foreclosure delay will bring housing improvement, study says

As housing prices in the United States continue to drop, a Kansas State University professor says the best way to help the market is to stop delaying foreclosures.

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created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Why Russians think Americans don't own their homes

University of Arizona sociologist Jane Zavisca says the two countries are polar opposites when it comes to mortgage financing.

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created May 19, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 32

Phoenix-area foreclosure rate drops slightly

A little bit of good news is coming to the Phoenix-area housing market. Foreclosures accounted for just under 38 percent of the existing-home transactions in the area in March. A new report from the W. P. Carey School of ...

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created Apr 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds key tax break has adverse effect on homeownership, social welfare

The American dream of owning a home with a white picket fence may stay a dream for many, according to a recent study by a Kansas State University economist.

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created Mar 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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