Archive for July, 2011
Owner of 1000 Islands Skydeck puts iconic tourist attraction up for sale
For sale: one of the area’s most recognizable tourist attractions. Includes three observation decks overlooking the Thousand Islands, two gift shops, an ice cream shop, a currency ex-change, parking for 100 cars and buses.[...]
With foreclosures up, Carbon highlights help
JIM THORPE – Mortgage foreclosures are up in Carbon County over the past 18 months but homeowners in jeopardy of losing their homes can get some relief from a federal program, according to county officials.Carbon County has had 587 home foreclosures in
Home ownership rates lowest since ’98 – Wichita Eagle
The ownership rate through June was 65.9 percent, the lowest since the same rate 13 years ago, the U.S. Census Bureau said in a report Friday. The vacancy rate, the share of properties empty and for sale, was 2.5 percent, compared with 2.6 percent in the …
A little bit of the East Coast on the West Coast
The two-story house in Pacific Palisades is a contemporary take on traditional Nantucket design. It sits just a short hop from the Pacific Ocean but it was a coastline some 3,000 miles away that inspired this airy beach-style house in Pacific Palisades.
BofA Donates Then Demolishes Houses to Cut Glut of Foreclosures – Bloomberg
Disposing of repossessed homes is one of the biggest headaches for lenders in the U.S., where 1,679,125 houses, or one in every 77, were in some stage of foreclosure as of June, according to research firm RealtyTrac Inc. of Irvine , California
Website lets homeowners compare insurance rates – The Business Journal
A predecessor to Florida’s new HomeOwners Insurance Comparison Electronic System (CHOICES) had nearly 10,000 hits a month. The new system, called the Consumer HomeOwners Insurance Comparison Electronic System (CHOICES) , allows consumers to select between …
Appraisals stymie deals as market values drop
In a housing market where home prices are still seeking a new normal and financial reforms stemming from the Dodd-Frank Act are slowly unfurling, appraisals once seen as formalities in the homebuying process now have a seemingly newfound power to stop deals in their tracks.
Buying the Perfect Home Cheap In Miami Foreclosures – Tips to Do Just That
As we all know that not everyone has financial resources to acquire an expensive home in Miami especially those who are aiming for total luxury and elegance in the city.
Demolition site in Phoenix scheduled for trustee’s sale
The 9-acre site of a 2009 office-building demolition in central Phoenix is now scheduled for foreclosure auction, according to a trustee’s sale notice obtained from Mesa real-estate analysis firm Ion Data.
Hot Property: Brooke Burke, David Charvet list in Malibu
“Dancing With the Stars” co-host Brooke Burke and actor David Charvet have put their Malibu house up for sale at $12.5 million.
