Foreclosures News
- Prosecutors: Not enough evidence for charges following death of Ariz. inmate in outdoor cage Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:19PMPHOENIX - There will be no criminal charges following the heat-related death of an Arizona inmate who collapsed in an outdoor cage last year. Bill Fitzgerald, a spokesman for the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, said Wednesday there wasn't enough evidence to prosecute the case.
- Palestinian leader says Israel must freeze settlements, release prisoners in peace deal Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:04PMWASHINGTON - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he will work hard to try to strike a long-lasting peace deal with Israel, but that Israel must agree to a full freeze on all its settlement activity in Palestinian territories.
- HUD program to help communities buy foreclosed homes Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:51PMThe nation's top housing official on Wednesday announced the expansion of a program that gives municipalities and nonprofit agencies the chance to buy foreclosed homes before they're made available to private investors.
- Jordan's King Abdullah says failure of peace talks would be a victory for terrorists Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:49PMWASHINGTON - Jordan's King Abdullah II suggests that failure of new peace talks between Isarel and the Palestinians would be a victory for terrorists seeking to derail the process.
- Texas congresswoman repays Black Caucus Foundation $31,000 for scholarships wrongly awarded Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:34PMWASHINGTON - A Texas congresswoman who broke scholarship rules by awarding money to her relatives and an aide's children has repaid about $31,000 to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.
- Egypt's President Mubarak calls on Israel to freeze settlements, seize moment for peace Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:34PMWASHINGTON - President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt is calling on Israel to freeze settlement activity in the Palestinian territories and seize the moment for peace.
- Summary Box: Apple unveils new gadget for streaming, renting TV and movies; updates iPod line Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:24PMTV TRY: Apple Inc. has unveiled a smaller, cheaper Apple TV set-top box that can show rented movies and TV shows and stream content from Netflix and other online services.
- ACROSS PASCO Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:22PMACROSS PASCO
- Gold & Investment in Failure Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:15PMMany observers to the wild gyrations, deep contortions, extreme measures, and other bizarre activity in the government and banking arenas are suffering from severe confusion.
- Schakowsky tours site of Evanston housing project Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:10PMEvanston officials Wednesday provided U.S. Rep. Janice Schakowsky, D-9th, a tour of a 5th Ward area eyed for a new mixed-income housing development known as Emerson Square.
- Defense Secretary Gates in Iraq to meet with US troops as they end combat mission Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:34PMAL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - Defense Secretary Robert Gates has arrived in Iraq to meet with U.S. troops as they formally close down their combat mission.
- Amid delinquencies, Florida cuts past-due car loans Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:18PMThe rate of past-due car payments in Florida has fallen during the past year, mirroring a nationwide trend and providing a glimmer of hope that more cash-strapped Floridians are getting their financial act together, according to a new survey.
- School applies for charter Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:04PMA longtime private school operating at the 34th Street Church of God campus could become a charter school for kindergarten through fifth grade by fall 2011.
- Housing prices up, yet doubt persists Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:01PMMarkets in Florida are among those showing the least bounce
- Sarasota schools see a dip in enrollment Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:01PMSchool officials are blaming the region's sluggish economy and loss of local jobs for a decline of
- Foes scour economic data in search of edge Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:51PMAt 10:39 a.m. yesterday, a small Beacon Hill wire service posted a one-paragraph item on its website reporting that foreclosures in Massachusetts had jumped almost 80 percent in July from a year prior. Massachusetts - Beacon Hill Boston - United States - News agency - Website
- Anna Nicole Smith drug case resumes with uncertainty over testimony by nannies Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:11AMLOS ANGELES - With the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial resuming Monday a question remains over whether the nannies testify.
- Ballots redesigned for machine to verify them Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:31AMRiverside County's vote-by-mail ballots are getting a minor makeover after last week's special election.
- Seek help early for finances Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:22AMCarroll County is fortunate that the housing crisis hasn't directly impacted us as hard as it has hit some areas of the country, but many residents nonetheless are feeling the pinch.
- Arizona HOAs turn to hardball tactics; critics call system inequitable Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:17AMHOAs are not accepting a resident's foreclosure as an excuse when it comes to collecting unpaid dues.
- Skipping out on mortgage can be risky Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:50AMSome homeowners underwater on their home loan -- meaning they owe more on the mortgage than the home's current value -- are turning to "strategic defaults" in which they simply walk away from mortgage debt.
- Home Sweet Loans Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:08AMTrixy Castro-Weiss is growing her business by lending to developers in the niche industry of buying forclosed properties, fixing and flipping
- Healthy Dose of Humor in Gloomy Economic Forecast Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:08AMIt’s with great humor that Eugenio Aleman, senior economist for Wells Fargo, delivers his take on the U.S. economy and its impact on the housing market. Real Estate Column by Andrea Alegria
- One in 10 homeowners with a mortgage face foreclosure Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:47AMWASHINGTON -- One in 10 American households with a mortgage was at risk of foreclosure this summer as the government's efforts to help have had little impact stemming the housing crisis.
- 2 New Federal Programs to Help With Mortgages Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:27AMThe Obama administration plans to take two new steps in the next few weeks to help struggling homeowners pay their mortgages, said Shaun Donovan, the secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Bloomberg News reports.
- German bank's property woes crystallized at Snowmass Village Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:09AMMUNICH - Snowmass Village, the Colorado ski town neighboring Aspen, got a lift in 2007 when Hypo Real Estate Holding agreed to arrange $520 million of loans to complete a $1 billion year-round resort. Three years later, construction has halted on parts of the 19-acre Base Village in Snowmass, where some buildings are wrapped in plastic, and Hypo has been seized by the German government. When the ...
- Solano County homes 'under water' at 58% rate Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 3:30AMThe number of Solano County homeowners owing more on their homes than they're worth is down, but still nearly 58 percent of all residential properties with a mortgage here are "under water," a new real estate industry report reveals.
- Is Vail Valley population shrinking or rising? Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 3:28AMThe current unemployment rate in Eagle County is 7.9 percent, while the state's is 8 percent, according to labor market statistics from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.
- Many homes valued under what's owed Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 3:24AMBy Rachel Raskin-Zrihen The number of Solano County homeowners owing more on their homes than they're worth is down, but still nearly 58 percent of all residential properties with a mortgage here are "under water", a new real estate industry report reveals.
- Unconventional roadside ministry caters to worshippers on the go Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 3:20AMLoma Linda, Calif. -- Joyce Kim needed a sign to remind her to pray.
- Low prices, rates can't slow home sales drop Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:23AMWASHINGTON (AP) - Home prices in many parts of the country scream bargain, and mortgage rates haven't been this low for decades. So why are houses across the nation sitting on the market for so long?
- Guests for the Sunday TV news shows Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:19AMABC's "This Week" — Education Secretary Arne Duncan; D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee; Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers; celebrity chef Jamie Oliver.
- One in 10 with a mortgage face foreclosure Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:19AMWASHINGTON -- One in 10 American households with a mortgage was at risk of foreclosure this summer as the government's efforts to help have had little impact stemming the housing crisis.
- On the record Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:17AMState vs. Kyle Timothy West, 20, 1904 S. Macedonia Ave., forgery, receiving stolen property.
- Lewis: Former HUD secretary still building his legacy Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:12AMHenry Cisneros has been erased from history. Remember the Alamo? Cisneros became one of the first Latino mayors in America when he ran San Antonio, Texas, from 1981 to 1989.
- After years of behind-the-scenes diplomacy, Carter enters spotlight with N. Korea release Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:11AMATLANTA - Jimmy Carter has for years worked behind the scenes to secure the release of political prisoners. But this week he had to do it in person, traveling to North Korea to bring home American Aijalon Gomes (EYE'-jah-lahn GOHMZ').
- Existing home sales rise, prices edge up in 2Q Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 9:32PMIn the Miami Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), sales of homes – including existing single-family homes and condominiums – increased 27 percent in the second quarter of 2010 compared to the second quarter of 2009 and 53 percent compared to the second quarter of 2008. This rise marks eight consecutive quarters of increasing sales according to the MIAMI REALTORS. Sales of all residential ...
- Bankruptcies Up, Foreclosures Down - Here's Why Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:34PMBankruptcy courts are busy in the Central Valley. Attorneys say filings have risen 20% in our area. Christina Lusby reports on rising bankruptcies and what they have in common with the area's foreclosure rates.
- Kenneth Bianchi denied parole in Hillside Strangler killings that terrorized LA in 1970s Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:26PMLOS ANGELES - A man who was convicted in the so-called Hillside Strangler killings that terrorized Los Angeles in the 1970s has lost his latest bid for parole.
- Thanks, Mom: Police find dropped cell phone after Ga. school burglary, call 'Ma' to ID suspect Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:26PMATHENS, Ga. - Thanks a lot, Mom. Police seeking a man accused of breaking into an elementary school said they identified the suspect by calling "Ma" from the contact list of a cell phone he dropped as he fled.
- NJ state police chief who did 75 mph in 65 mph zone turns self in, gets $160 speeding ticket Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:26PMTRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey's state police superintendent has been ticketed for speeding after turning himself in.
- National Guard troops to be deployed to California-Mexico border on Sept. 1 Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:11PMSAN DIEGO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says the first of 224 National Guard troops have completed their training and are expected to be deployed to California's border with Mexico on Sept. 1.
- HiSoft 2nd-quarter profits, revenue beats analysts' expectations Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:00PMNEW YORK - HiSoft Technology International Ltd., a Chinese software-development outsourcing service, said its second-quarter net income more than doubled as revenue surged.
- Builder Confidence Declines In Augus Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 7:52PMWASHINGTON -- Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes edged down for a third consecutive month in August, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released today.
- Minneapolis police investigate apparent pellet shot found in window of Sen. Franken's condo Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 7:50PMMINNEAPOLIS - Minneapolis police are investigating a hole apparently made by a pellet shot in the window of Sen. Al Franken's downtown condominium.
- Police use discarded cell phone to call mom, identify man accused of burglary Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 7:41PMATHENS, Ga. - Athens authorities looking for a man accused of breaking into an elementary school said they found him when they used his left behind cell phone to call his mother. Authorities responded to a burglar alarm at Howard B. Stroud Elementary around 11:25 p.m. Monday.
- Balancing the 'short sale' Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 3:35AMWhen it comes to mortgage payments, conventional wisdom says there's a simple algorithm about cash flow: If you don't have enough, your home is in real danger. And if you owe more than your home is worth - known as "being underwater" - you're out of luck.
- Homebuilder confidence sinks for third month Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 3:13AMWASHINGTON - Homebuilder confidence dropped for the third straight month in August as the struggling economy and a flood of cheap foreclosed properties kept people from buying new homes.
- Market value? Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 3:08AMNEW HAVEN — Real estate broker Roberta Graham is constantly being asked why she is leasing out larger commercial space and opening a new real estate school in this economy.
- INDEPENDENT VIEWPOINT Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 2:31AMFrank Holmes reckons that even the most prudent investor can't escape the wild volatility that's come to characterize the markets. Interview with The Gold Report.