Thursday, October 23, 2008

US foreclosure filings up 71 percent in 3Q: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance

US foreclosure filings up 71 percent in 3Q: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance: "Nationwide, nearly 766,000 homes received at least one foreclosure-related notice from July through September, up 71 percent from a year earlier, said foreclosure listing service RealtyTrac Inc.

By the end of the year, RealtyTrac expects more than a million bank-owned properties to have piled up on the market, representing around a third of all properties for sale in the U.S.

That's bad news for anyone who lives nearby and wants to sell their home. While foreclosure sales are booming in many areas, those properties are commanding deep discounts and pulling down neighboring property values."

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Good time to hunker down in the old crib, save your money, and hold onto your job.

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