by Lisa Broadwater | Aug 4, 2011 | REO Info, Uncategorized
At yesterday’s staff meeting, we got a heads-up that, in all likelihood, the foreclosure picture in Central Oregon is about to change again. Earlier this year, Oregon saw a significant decrease in the number of foreclosure filings this spring. Meanwhile, the overall...
by Lisa Broadwater | Jan 17, 2011 | About Central Oregon, For Buyers, For Sellers, REO Info, Short Sale Info, Uncategorized
Each month, RealtyTrac keeps tabs on all publically recorded foreclosure-related activities — notices of default, foreclosure auction notices and bank repossessions — throughout the country. They also post “foreclosure home” listings -– short sales; bank...
by Lisa Broadwater | Jan 15, 2011 | For Buyers, For Sellers, REO Info, Short Sale Info, Uncategorized
There were quite a few interesting tibits in RealtyTrac’s year-end 2010 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, released Jan. 13. For starters, a record 2,871,891 U.S. properties received foreclosure filings in 2010. That figure shows an increase of nearly 2 percent from 2009...
by Lisa Broadwater | Apr 26, 2010 | For Buyers, For Sellers, Homeowner Tips, REO Info
When it comes to bank-owned properties, I’ve seen some pretty unbelievable things in the past year or so. There’s a reason these homes are called distressed properties: Oftentimes, either they’ve been left vacant for long periods of time, which...
by Lisa Broadwater | Feb 26, 2010 | About Central Oregon, For Buyers, For Sellers, Homeowner Tips, REO Info, Short Sale Info
In the past couple of weeks, I’ve attended several really good classes, two of which addressed different aspects of the foreclosure market. At the first class, Jim Long, Bend’s Affordable Housing Manager, discussed a new loan program available in Central...
