Articles about Foreclosures
Foreclosures are marching ahead creating continuous problems.
The sub-prime mortgages triggered foreclosures to unmanageable proportions. The original idea was to realize the great American dream of owning a house. This dream was beyond the hopes of many who could not qualify for prime mortgages. The latter required certain income levels and good credit score. The sub-prime mortgages with initial low interest rates seemed to be the answer to this dichotomy.
But the whole idea boomeranged because of greed and mismanagement. The borrowers were peddled loans they never had a chance to manage. Smart talking brokers fueled by heavy commissions made borrowers believe that the floating rates would never go up. In any case since the price of property was increasing by leaps and bounds there was always the hope that one could sell the unit and escape foreclosures.
But suddenly the real estate market collapsed as simultaneously thousands of borrowers failed to pay their mortgages. This kicked off foreclosures by the banks but there were so many of them choking the market that prices fell to record low levels.
Foreclosures have ruined not only the borrowers but also banks and construction section of the economy. It has had a chain reaction on other economic zones causing recession. Witt stocks falling the impact of foreclosures have been global. Politicians are a worried lot scrambling with one measure after another. The worst sufferers are the abandoned pets and the young children growing up without a safe roof above their heads.
Foreclosures are not to be blamed for this mess – it has always been a righteous tool by which unpaid dues could be collected from recalcitrant borrowers. It is the misuse of foreclosures that has led to this mayhem.
Related Articles About Foreclosures
- 2012 Brings an Increase in Foreclosure Numbers for Beaufort County
The first three months of 2012 in Beaufort County experienced a remarkable rise in the total number of foreclosures. In comparison to the last quarter of the previous year, there has been a straight 40% increase in the total number of foreclosed properties from January to March 2012.
- CoreLogic States: Foreclosure Rate in February 2012 Moved Down
Recently, CoreLogic has published the National Foreclosure Report for the month of February which reveals the present status of delinquency rates and foreclosure inventory in the country. According to this report, there were nearly 65,000 foreclosure cases which were completed this February.
- 41% Drop in Foreclosure Activity in Scranton – Wilkes Barre – Hazleton
On the basis of a report published by a Los Angeles based company, RealtyTrac which keeps track on all the housing transactions, the rate of foreclosure activity in the metro area of Scranton—Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton moved down by 41% in the first three months of 2012 in comparison to the same period a year ago.
- Children are Suffering from the Adverse Impacts of the Foreclosure Crisis
A bipartisan advocacy agency in Washington DC, First Focus deals with family welfare. This agency has recently published a report which reveals that nearly 2.3 million US children have been affected due this prolonged 5 year foreclosure crisis.
- Another Foreclosure Tsunami to Hit Different States in the US
After the 49-state settlement with the five leading banks of United States, lenders have started processing all their backlog foreclosure cases. This has moved up the rate of foreclosure filings in nearly 26 states of the country from April 2012.
- Foreclosure Scrutiny Against 8 Financial Institutions in the US
The federal regulators of United States are getting ready to assault eight financial agencies of the country which includes PNC Financial Services in Pittsburgh, SunTrust Bank, US branch of HSBC, OneWest, MetLife, Goldman Sachs, US Bancorp and EverBank.
- MERS Foreclosure Matter Moved to the Supreme Court in Oregon
The federal and state courts of Oregon are giving a variety of opinions about the controversial electronic mortgage registration system which has been used all across the nation to carry out foreclosure processing. With so many different opinions from courthouses, the matter will soon move to the Supreme Court for proper justice.
- Rebirth of Detroit Likely After Generating Foreclosure Free Neighborhoods
According to an analysis by Detroit News, nearly one fourth of the foreclosed properties of 2006-07 has been demolished or is waiting demolition. For the Mayor of Detroit, Dave Bing, it is his top priority to reshape the city with foreclosure free neighborhoods.
- Serious Impact of Foreclosures Seen on the Rental Market in Rhode Island
In a report about Rhode Island, it has been stated that the foreclosures in this state have taken a huge toll on the tenants here because there is a huge supply of multi-family properties. Owing to this large stock, the foreclosure inventory is shrinking and the impact of this is reflecting on the home prices here, which are increasing on a regular basis.
- Foreclosure Numbers are Almost Steady in Wrentham
On the basis of recent data published by a Boston based real estate data agency, The Warren Group, it has been seen that the rate of completed and new foreclosure cases was stable in Wrentham last month.



