From HW: Notice of default filings in California rose for the fourth-straight month in August climbing another 16.6%, according to ForeclosureRadar, which also began issuing data on foreclosure rates in four more states and unveiled new search functions on its web...
From reoi.com: A Raleigh, N.C., real estate speculator pleaded guilty to conspiring to rig bids at real estate foreclosure auctions in eastern North Carolina. The charge and subsequent guilty plea is the first in an ongoing federal investigation into fraud and bidding...
Thanks to Jeeman for the suggestion!
Nick at the WSJ.com has an article (click here) about how the flow of foreclosures will drive pricing in the the real estate market. Some excerpts: Regulators relaxed mark-to-market accounting rules, giving banks more flexibility in valuing certain real-estate assets...
Here are homes-for-sale in the $300,000s and $400,000s:
The market in Rancho Santa Fe, 92067 has been been fairly stagnant lately, with only ten closings in the last 30 days (four in the Covenant), with 282 active listings. How about La Jolla? The detached-listing stats for La Jolla's 92037: Listing Status # of $-per-sf...
From http://newyorksaysthankyou.org/ - thanks MB! On November 1st, 2003, five-year-old Evan Parness, while watching the news with his father, learned of the devastation of California’s worst firestorm in the state’s history. Wide-eyed, this young boy told his father...
Marilyn Monroe's old house in Brentwood just sold for 7% over list price. “Urged by her psychiatrist to 'put down roots,' she had found the house and bought it—all by herself. She had liked the house and took a trip to Mexico to look for furnishings and fabrics. She...
The second house shown here went pending today.
The final guesses are in for the sales price of La Cucharacha, listed for $114,900 - see comments for the list. Six all-cash offers have been submitted so far! BofA will be requesting their 'highest-and-best' offer on Monday, once the listing has been on the MLS for...
