The number of U.S. families paying over half their monthly earnings for home rentals has increased from one million to over two million since 1997, according to the Center for Housing Policy.
Qualified low income families in Texas who plan on buying homes, including Fannie Mae homes for sale, can get assistance from Enterprise Community Partners Inc. The organization has been allocated funds by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
The city of Dearborn in Michigan has passed a rule that eliminates the escrow policy requiring homebuyers to deposit an amount equal to the expenses that will be used for repairs. Although the escrow gets returned to buyers after home inspection, some deemed that the policy burdens homebuyers.
The high number of foreclosed multifamily and single family homes for sale in Wisconsin is affecting both homeowners and renters. A forum was recently held to address such problems.
In order to choose the right home for you, you have to know what your choices are. You should be aware of the benefits of choosing another type of structure to know what you are missing. There are several types of dwelling you can consider apart from the single family home.
More homeowners in Louisiana are facing foreclosure risks, leading housing market analysts to predict that single family foreclosures will increase in the state in the coming months.
A law designed to help families deal with different types of foreclosures, including fixer upper homes and single family dwellings, has been approved by the Ohio House of Representatives. The legislation aims to lower the number of foreclosed properties that are left vacant and abandoned.
In terms of sales, office spaces in some areas of Arizona are doing better than foreclosed single family houses. Activities in the commercial property market are higher than in the residential market.
Cheap houses for sale have inundated the market and with a huge number of homes to consider buyers need to be ever vigilant lest they end up with a mortgage on a dilapidated home.
Some areas of North Carolina are dealing with foreclosure case backlogs involving single family properties, multi family homes and other types of residential and commercial properties.
The nationwide appraisal services provider, DartAppraisal.com, has been chosen by real estate company HomeTelos, to provide appraisal services for their single family home portfolio.
A big number of single family homes for sale in Alabama are being sold to first time buyers. Analysts believe that cheap prices and low interest rates are the primary reasons.
The number of foreclosures, including duplex foreclosures, climbed in Indianapolis, Indiana for the month of April 2010. The latest figures from CoreLogic showed the city recording a rise of more than 15% for the month compared with the same period of 2009.
Home construction has picked up in Anchorage, as well as buyer interest in residential homes for sale. Permits for single family dwellings have risen during the January-June 2010 period.
Home building company activities have picked up in Tuolumne County in 2010. Statistics show that building permits issued by the county have risen from year-ago levels.
The number of foreclosures, including manufactured foreclosure homes, is up again in some areas of Maryland. Baltimore City is one area that recorded increased foreclosure in September.
The slowdown in Memphis foreclosures could be an indication that a recovery is nearing. Foreclosure activity declined by 30 percent in February as downtown development continued.
Foreclosures on single family and multi family homes could jump again due to the new immigration law. Analysts said there are plenty of undocumented immigrants who were able to get home loans.
Several organizations and agencies in the state of New York are launching programs to help homeowners who are facing possible loss of properties to single family foreclosure listings.
As foreclosure home auctions continue to rise, demand for family houses also rises in Phoenix, Arizona. For rent family homes have declined in number in the city and families are finding it hard to find three to four bedroom-homes in good neighborhoods.
The number of foreclosed houses, including Handyman Special homes, that has been made available to the Rockford market in 2010 is expected to break previous foreclosure records. Foreclosure filings from March to April are reportedly reaching levels that have never been seen in the area for years.
The steps in processing distressed residential properties and mobile foreclosed homes differ between Missouri and other states, such as Kansas, but the housing crisis is the same for all.
Some areas in California are considered to be high risk for homeowners, particularly because of the huge number of single families foreclosures and loan delinquencies in these cities.
Property taxes in Massachusetts continue to rise despite declining values of properties caused by numerous foreclosed homes, including bank foreclosures and USDA properties for sale.
The number of single family foreclosure properties being auctioned off every month in Charleston County continues to rise. The number has been increasing since the 2006 real estate bust.
Short sales surged in 2010, showing that those who went on to purchase single family homes and other houses have seen the advantages of the process. In South Florida, short sales rose by almost 50%.
Buyers continue to show a lack of interest in the list of single family properties and condominiums in Detroit as sales in these categories decline for the third straight month in September.
Boston foreclosure auctions surged with more properties in March, but home prices and home sales held up. The median price for homes spiked by 13 percent to $315,000 in March.
Repossessed single family homes and foreclosure figures increased in some Oklahoma areas last year. Tulsa and Oklahoma City posted increases from one year ago.
Half-year foreclosure results in the Dallas-Fort-Worth region, including properties under foreclosed single family house listings, have eased a bit compared with the 2009 first half.
Print This Article
Add To Favorites