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Bank Foreclosure Lists: Are They Any Good?
The rising cost of living has made buyers very smart, even in purchasing real estate properties. People who can not afford brand new homes have the option now to own beautiful properties that are being sold at below their average market prices. These homes are called foreclosed properties. They include both bank and government foreclosures.

Bank foreclosures are properties re-possessed by banks or other lending institution because owners failed to cure mortgage default within the re-instatement period or when the property was still in the pre-foreclosure stage. As soon as the re-instatement period is over, the property will now be offered at a public auction. In a foreclosure auction or sale, the property is sold “as is” and purchased with cash. The foreclosed homes are valued at an amount that includes the mortgage debt, foreclosure costs and other legal fees.

Of course, not all foreclosed homes will be sold. In cases like this, the property will no belong to the banks that owns the mortgage. Banks would try to sell these foreclosed properties as quickly as possible to recover their losses. Normally, banks prefer entering into listings contract with real estate brokers to transfer all the responsibilities of looking for a buyer and handling sale transactions.

Real estate brokers would include these bank foreclosures in their foreclosure listings. These listings are regularly updated and contain relevant

NYC Coop Sales Price Now Public Information
It's an old axiom that, despite increasing numbers of condos, coops still account for around 80% of NYC's apartment inventory. Yet, until recently, the sales figures were shrowded in mystery. No more. A recently passed law allows access to these figures through use of the City's ACRIS system. While the link may not be up for long, you can find a pdf guide to how the system works at NYC.gov/html/dof/html/jump/acris.shtm.
Noah's Ark 2006
In the year 2006, the Lord came unto Noah, who was now living in the United States, and said, "Once again, the earth has become wicked and over-populated, and I see the end of all flesh before me. Build another Ark and save 2 of every living thing along with a Few good humans." He gave Noah the blueprints, saying, "You have 6 months to build the Ark before I will start the unending rain for 40 days and 40 nights." Six months later, the Lord looked down and...
Commercial Rent Prices Up - Square Footage Down?
A recent article in Business Week suggests that the open space model of the dot com era may, actually be a paradigm to enable businesses to reduce one of their largest expenses, namely, commercial office rent. Yet, the position of the author is hardly universally shared, eliciting a number of rejections and criticisms in the posted comments following the article. From my own experience, there is no doubt that, technologically, more and more things can be done in more and more places....
Bubble Metrics
I came across a very interesting website, that of the Center for Economic Policy Research, an organization that's done alot of looking into the housing bubble issue and that has alot of articles that you'll find interesting and informative. What's really noteworthy, though, is a unique bubble calculator that seeks to measure whether you'd be better off renting or buying by plugging in the price, mortgage terms, location and projected hold time into the fields, which then takes into...
Expected Report of Year Over Year 2nd Qtr Condo Price Declines
Today's NY Sun reports that an expected industry report on condo prices will show softening on a year over year basis for the second quarter. As the article recites, industry analysts opine on whether they foresee a repeat of the coop collapse of the late 1980's when oversupply combined with softening demand and tax reform to cause a sharp drop in prices. Some, according to the article, feel the City's overall healthy economy will prevent this recurrence in the case of...
Worried about Interest Rates? Tell that to the Rent Guidelines Board
In an unusually raucus session of the Rent Guidelines Board's annual spectacle on guidlines increases for rent stabilized apartments in NYC, the Board members could hardly hear themselves over incessant drum beats from Tenant activists, yet still managed to outrage them, while disappointing landlords in the process. Read about the meeting and the increases at <a...
Problems When the 1031 Tail Wags the Dog
Here's an interesting article about what happens when investors, in their zeal to meet the stringent time requirements of a 1031 exchange, invest in properties in areas they're unfamiliar with and do so without their usual degree of due diligence. <a href="http://www.realestatejournal.com/buysell/markettrends/20060615-hagerty.html?refresh=on" >http://www.realestatejournal.com/buysell/markettrends/20060615-hagerty.html?refresh=on</a>
Everybody into the Pool!
When it comes to Terrorism Insurance, the government's days as a reinsurer of last resort are numbered, ending in 2007 following one extension of a temporary act intended to restore confidence among the Nation's insurers and reinsurers following the huge losses suffered as a result of the 9/11 attacks. A lobbying group called the Real Estate Roundtable, <a href="http://www.rer.org/," >http://www.rer.org/,</a> recently proposed modeling a future system after that...
Taxes and Commercial Real Estate Activity in NY
Today's NY Sun has an interesting article sure to reinvigorate the timeless intellectual arm wrestling about whether booms and busts in real estate are primarily driven by tax policy or the business cycle. This article focuses on the infamous "Cuomo Tax", formally known as the Real Property Gains Tax, enacted in the '80's by then Governor Mario Cuomo. In short, the tax that excluded townhouses and one and two family houses, surcharged capital gains on most other...
Another View on the Bubble-No Bubble Coin Toss
Glenn Roberts, Jr. of Inman News today quotes from findings of the Anderson Forecast, an economic report out of UCLA. According to the report, housing is more likely to head for a crash rather than the gradually deflating balloon we've all be hearing about lately. For more, check out the article ( subscription required) at <a href="http://www.inman.com/hstory.aspx?ID=53488" >http://www.inman.com/hstory.aspx?ID=53488</a>

information on the foreclosed property for sale. Information like list price, location, and type (single family unit, apartment, townhouse, condominium, etc) will be very important for people looking for properties for investment or personal use.

Bank foreclosure lists can benefit buyers in several ways:

Saves Time
Buyers using bank foreclosure lists need not leave their homes to have a shortlist of potential bank foreclosures they can buy. Bank foreclosure lists can be accessed any time and any day, for a small membership fee. To know if the bank foreclosure list is reliable, you can even sign up for a trial period.

More Choices
Since bank foreclosure list provides information on all available foreclosed homes nationwide, you have literally thousands to choose from. There are bank foreclosure lists that contain photos of the property and if you are lucky, even virtual tours.

Best Prices
The availability of thousands of foreclosed homes in the market has created a very competitive climate. With a bank foreclosure list, you ca readily work within your budget without sacrificing your preferences. Your bank foreclosure list can even help you locate properties in pre-foreclosure.

Looking for bank foreclosures without a bank foreclosure list is like being blind. Do not waste your precious time and money. Bank foreclosure lists are the best tool you will ever possess.