Archive for November, 2008

Properties late on taxes on the rise (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

Anyone hoping to snag a bargain on local real estate will have a longer list than usual to choose from at Horry County’s property auction Monday as more property owners than usual struggle to pay their property taxes.

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By Don Bolding Killeen Daily Herald (Killeen Daily Herald)

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

Killeen area homebuilders, reassured recently that troop levels at Fort Hood will stay constant and eventually increase, are still biding their time on new construction to get some surplus inventory sold before they start aggressive building again.

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Bell foreclosures increase (Temple Daily Telegram)

Friday, November 28th, 2008

The foreclosure postings for Bell County and much of Central Texas in 2008 are final and, according to a company that tracks such information, it was a bad year for a record number of home and property owners. Foreclosure Listing Service president George Roddy Sr. said seven of the nine Central Texas counties they track hit historical highs.

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Austin area foreclosures climb 27% in ?08 (BizJournals)

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

The number of properties posted for foreclosure in Travis County increased 33 percent this year over 2007, a new record for the county, according to data for the year from Addison-based Foreclosure Listing Service Inc.

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Foreclosures up 25 percent (San Marcos Daily Record)

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Foreclosures throughout Hays and eight other Central Texas counties are up 25 percent over 2007, with almost 25,000 foreclosure postings reported by the Addison-based Foreclosure Listing Service Inc. (FLS) during 2008.

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Foreclosure Numbers Set Records for 2008 (KXXV Waco)

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

The latest foreclosure numbers for the December auction are out; both Bell and McLennan Counties set records for the year on the number of filings.

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What You Can Get with Miami Foreclosure Listings (Turks.US)

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Miami is always a place where your real estate business can boom, more people nowadays have been keen on investing their money in Miami real estate.

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If You Have Dough, You Should Choose Miami Beach Luxury (Turks.US)

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Right now if you have enough money you will almost certainly will go for luxury condos, it?s almost a no-brainer, and what best luxury condo spot you can invest in than Miami Beach.

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FDIC chief calls again for foreclosure relief (Washington Post)

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

BALTIMORE — FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair said Thursday she is “still hopeful” of using federal bailout money to help homeowners avoid foreclosure.

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Foreclosures at record high for Bexar County (BizJournals)

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

The dour economic environment is taking its toll on homeowners in Bexar County.

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