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Shadow Inventory Keeping a Lid on DC Area Home Prices

May 7, 2012  |  by RealtyTrac

Although we’ve yet to see a massive wave of bank-owned homes hit the market in DC, the threat of such a massive wave continues to haunt home prices in the region. A look at the S&P Case-Shiller home price index charted against foreclosure activity in the Washington DC metro region clearly shows that even small increases in the flow of... Continue Reading

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RealtyTrac: The Foreclosure Help You’ve Been Looking For

April 19, 2012  |  by Anne

RealtyTrac, the nation’s leading online marketplace of foreclosure properties, is helping real estate professionals work more effectively with distressed homeowners and properties in foreclosure.   Watch the on-demand webinar below or visit MRIS.com/RealtyTrac for more information.  And remember, RealtyTrac is available to MRIS customers at the discounted rate of $19.99 a month – that’s means you can save up to... Continue Reading

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RealtyTrac: Waiting For The Other REO Shoe to Drop in D.C. Region

April 9, 2012  |  by RealtyTrac

As we mentioned in our February post, RealtyTrac data is beginning to show signs of a new wave of foreclosure activity forming in the Washington, D.C., metro area, particularly in Maryland — where initial foreclosure notices have increased on a year-over-year basis for four consecutive months through February 2012. The new wave is less obvious in Virginia, where we believe... Continue Reading

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mrisTV.com is Featuring RealtyTrac 101: The State of the Foreclosure Market

March 29, 2012  |  by Dessie

MRIS is proud to partner with RealtyTrac, the nation’s leading online marketplace of foreclosure properties, to help our real estate professionals work more effectively with distressed homeowners and properties in foreclosure. For a limited time, MRIS is bringing Charlie Engel, RealtyTrac Director of Business Development, to the MRIS region for 6 exclusive live presentations.  There are limited seats available so... Continue Reading

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Bigger foreclosure logjam may delay Maryland home price recovery

February 29, 2012  |  by RealtyTrac

As we anticipated in our post last month, we are already beginning to see signs of resurging foreclosure activity in 2012 as lenders slowly but surely speed up their foreclosure practices and procedures. Within the greater Washington, D.C., metro area, this is true more so in Maryland than Virginia, corresponding to the bigger drop-off in Maryland foreclosure activity last year... Continue Reading

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RealtyTrac Foreclosure 101: Sign Up For The March 7th Webinar

February 27, 2012  |  by Anne

  RealtyTrac Foreclosure 101   Join us for a Webinar on March 7th at 2:00 p.m. Learn the latest trends in the local foreclosure market and the most effective strategies for working with distressed properties. Hosted by Charlie Engel, Director at RealtyTrac, this webinar will cover the following: A brief overview of RealtyTrac 2007-2011 foreclosure market recap and 2012-2014 foreclosure... Continue Reading

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NEW FED PLAN: Sell Foreclosed Properties To Investors To Rent Out

January 9, 2012  |  by MRIS_CMO

Diana Olick, Real Estate writer at CNBC, reports today that: “The Obama Administration, in conjunction with federal regulators and led by the overseer of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are very close to announcing a pilot program to sell government-owned foreclosures in bulk to investors as rentals, according to administration officials.”  While the DC/Baltimore region has not been on the “hot list” of states with... Continue Reading

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RealtyTrac reports 14% dip in foreclosures, but new wave expected

December 16, 2011  |  by Anne

Original article here: http://www.housingwire.com/2011/12/14/realtytrac-reports-14-decline-in-foreclosures-but-expects-new-wave Foreclosure filings in the United States edged lower in November, but the potential for a new foreclosure wave in early 2012 is possible, RealtyTrac said. The foreclosure data firm says November foreclosure filings declined 3% from October and were down 14% from the year-ago period, with 224,394 postings on the books last month. While the November... Continue Reading