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And ho. http://www.bfclosure.com/article/chinese/wanttoBe.php Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:01 GMT http://www.bfclosure.com/article/chinese/wanttoBe.php Foreclosure properties can be a terrific investment, or give home buyers a much more affordable option than traditional properties in this time of escalating prices. But, before you jump in assuming this is "real-estate for dummies" or the next get-r. http://www.bfclosure.com/article/chinese/understandingthe.php Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:01 GMT http://www.bfclosure.com/article/chinese/understandingthe.php A total of 224,451 foreclosure filings were reported in October, up 2 percent from the previous month and up 94 percent from October 2006. http://www.bfclosure.com/article/chinese/usforeclosure.php Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:01 GMT http://www.bfclosure.com/article/chinese/usforeclosure.php Should you be in favor of FHA modernization? 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The newest numbers are so large they dwarf the latest federal deficit, a total of $163 billion. http://www.bfclosure.com/article/chinese/howbigis.php Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:01 GMT http://www.bfclosure.com/article/chinese/howbigis.php A total of 223,538 foreclosure filings - default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions - were reported during September, down 8 percent from the previous month. http://www.bfclosure.com/article/chinese/foreclosureactivity.php Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:01 GMT http://www.bfclosure.com/article/chinese/foreclosureactivity.php A total of 201,950 foreclosure filings were reported during November, down 10 percent from the previous month but still up nearly 68 percent from November 2006. http://www.bfclosure.com/article/chinese/foreclosureactivitydown.php Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:01 GMT http://www.bfclosure.com/article/chinese/foreclosureactivitydown.php Ryan Hartman works for a company that has been investing in foreclosures in Southern California since 1975 but recently decided to exit the residential market. http://www.bfclosure.com/article/chinese/flipholdorfold.php Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:01 GMT http://www.bfclosure.com/article/chinese/flipholdorfold.php The fires that impacted much of California in late October were terrible to watch. Nearly 900,000 people were asked to leave their homes, evidence of a Katrina-like disaster. http://www.bfclosure.com/article/chinese/firesversus.php Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:01 GMT http://www.bfclosure.com/article/chinese/firesversus.php If anyone has the inside track on financing for real estate deals, it would be Ram Perilall. http://www.bfclosure.com/article/chinese/findingfinancing.php Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:01 GMT http://www.bfclosure.com/article/chinese/findingfinancing.php As foreclosures proliferate and home prices stagnate in many real estate markets across the country, more investors and buyers are considering foreclosures as an opportunity to find bargains. http://www.bfclosure.com/article/chinese/distressedhomeowners.php Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:01 GMT http://www.bfclosure.com/article/chinese/distressedhomeowners.php With the country facing a massive foreclosure crisis the Bush Administration has tweaked Federal Housing Administration rules in a way that ought to be applauded. http://www.bfclosure.com/article/chinese/canthe.php Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:01 GMT http://www.bfclosure.com/article/chinese/canthe.php With the tough times of 2007 over and done, the big question in real estate is whether 2008 will be any better. http://www.bfclosure.com/article/chinese/canthefed.php Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:01 GMT http://www.bfclosure.com/article/chinese/canthefed.php It was just a few months ago that worries about the mortgage marketplace were dismissed by the Federal Reserve, a view which changed markedly in late August. http://www.bfclosure.com/article/chinese/bailout.php Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:01 GMT http://www.bfclosure.com/article/chinese/bailout.php You reasonably might think that with home sales down, new construction slowing and interest rates up, it would make sense if there was a decline in mortgage applications. 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