FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY INCREASES 81 PERCENT IN 2008

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realtytrac.com - 1/15/2009

FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY INCREASES 81 PERCENT IN 2008

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By RealtyTrac Staff Nearly 3.2 Million Foreclosure Filings on More Than 2.3 Million Properties Reported IRVINE , Calif. – Jan. 15, 2009 – RealtyTrac® ( realtytrac.com ), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its 2008 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report™, which ...

washingtonpost.com - 1/17/2009

The Growing Foreclosure Crisis

— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) The Growing Foreclosure Crisis

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sev.prnewswire.com - 1/15/2009

RealtyTrac Inc. :: Foreclosure Activity Increases 81 Percent in 2008 According To RealtyTrac(C) ...

— sev.prnewswire.com — Foreclosure Activity Increases 81 Percent in 2008 According To RealtyTrac(C) U.S. Foreclosure Market Report Nearly 3.2 Million Foreclosure Filings on More Than 2.3 Million Properties Reported IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- RealtyTrac(R) ( ... (more) RealtyTrac Inc. :: Foreclosure Activity Increases 81 ...

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bloomberg.com - 1/15/2009

Foreclosures in U.S. Rose 81%, Topping 2.3 Million Last Year

— bloomberg.com — Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. foreclosure filings jumped 81 percent last year as falling house prices, tighter mortgage lending and the longest recession in a quarter century battered property owners, RealtyTrac Inc. said. More than 2.3 million ... (more) Foreclosures in U.S. Rose 81%, Topping 2.3 Million Last ...

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CARPE DIEM: 52% of 2008 Foreclosures Were In Only 5 States

The Big Picture: 2008 U.S. Foreclosure Heat Map

Daily Markets: US Foreclosure Prevention Programs Not Working

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52% of 2008 Foreclosures Were In Only 5 States
CARPE DIEM — RealtyTrac, the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its 2008 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows a total of 3,157,806 foreclosure filings — default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions — were reported on 2,330,483 U.S. properties during the year, an 81% increase in total properties from 2007 and a 225% increase in total properties from 2006. The report also shows that 1.84% of all U.S. housing units (one in 54) received at least one foreclosure filing during the year, up from 1.03% in 2007. MP: If you take out the six states with the highest ...

2008 U.S. Foreclosure Heat Map
The Big Picture — > RealtyTrac reported this week that in 2008, the U.S. had a total of 3,157,806 foreclosure filings — default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions — on 2,330,483 U.S. properties. This was an 81% increase over 2007, and a 225% percent increase from 2006. The report also shows that 1.84 percent of all U.S. housing units (one in 54) received at least one foreclosure filing during the year, up from 1.03 percent in 2007. > Sources: 2.3 Million Properties with Foreclosure Filings in 2008 ...

U.S. Foreclosure Market Data by State – 2008
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US Foreclosure Prevention Programs Not Working
Daily Markets — US Foreclosure Prevention Programs Not Working By David Spurr on January 19, 2009 | More Posts By David Spurr | Author's Website If you’re thinking that this foreclosure, banking crisis is close to over, think again. RealtyTrac last week released additional data on state foreclosure data. The full report can be seen at their site at this link. It’s interesting to note that huge percentage increases in foreclosure from 2006. [image] A graphical view of the foreclosure “mess” [image] In their report, RT pointed out that the prevention programs that had been instituted are not having the desired results of stemming the foreclosures. As you ...