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- -04-10-07 Forecast for Foreclosures (MSNBC News)
- "Colorado registered the second-highest rate in February, with one foreclosure for every 345 households, while Florida took third place, with one filing for every 382 homes. Others ranking among the country's top 10 states for foreclosures were Georgia, Michigan, Tennessee, Ohio, Texas, Arizona, and Indiana." 04-07
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"The two companies have been struggling for months, with the value of shares of the companies dropping some 75 percent in the last year. Both companies are publicly traded, but are chartered and government-sponsored enterprises." 07-08
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- Selling: Inexpensive Staging Helps Sell a Home (ABC News)
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- The HOA Loophole (BankRate.com)
- "Florida law allows homeowners associations, or HOAs, to foreclose on properties when dues are in arrears and does not require the HOA to notify the primary mortgage lender. Florida has 40,000 homeowner and condo associations, many struggling to keep basic services going with so many owners behind in dues. The HOA's lawyers encourage them to foreclose because, if the bank beats them to it, they usually won't see a cent."
"Here's where opportunity creeps in: Since most homeowners owe less than $15,000 in association dues, the HOAs can file their foreclosure cases in county court rather than in circuit court, where caseloads are backed up. This allows the associations to get final judgment on a foreclosure in as few as 270 days verses the 617 days it now takes for the average bank foreclosure."
"Yes, a mortgage lender would gladly pay the back dues to protect their investment -- if they knew about it. But because the HOA doesn't have to notify the bank of its foreclosure actions, it could be months or even years before the primary lender forecloses." 08-11
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