Foreclosure Listings Rise in 2008

Top Foreclosure Website Launches New Features

2008-03-20T17:39:00.000-07:00

March 19, 2008, RealtyStore.com – We have officially re-launched our website offering new foreclosure services.

Here are our new features:

Redesign:
We’ve updated the look and feel of our website and created an easy to use interface.

Listings Page:
You can now search for foreclosures by State, County, City and Zip with any difficulty.

Research Page:
We give users free access to any of the US 51 states Foreclosure Index.
Have a question about foreclosure Laws in you state? Well now you can view Foreclosures Laws by State.
Use our Foreclosure Glossary for a better understanding of foreclosures and the real estate industry.
We’re reinvented our Foreclosure Tutorial to add The Foreclosure Learning Center

News Page (updated daily):
Read up-to-date Mortgage News on our Finance page as well as find a loan program.
We’re tied in our Real Estate News data giving home buyers in-depth articles on the housing market.

Foreclosure rates hit new highs - Los Angeles Times

2008-03-06T18:01:00.000-08:00

"WASHINGTON -- Home foreclosures hit new highs and the amount of equity in homes reached new lows as the housing crisis escalated across the country in 2007, new figures showed Thursday."

... Full article: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-foreclose7mar07,1,3818444.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

KARE - Foreclosures - Foreclosure Aid Bills Move Ahead at Capitol

2008-03-04T10:49:00.000-08:00

Foreclosure aid bills move ahead at Capitol

"Lawmakers are moving ahead with dozens of bills designed to help families facing foreclosure hold onto their homes... 3,700 foreclosures in Minneapolis in the past two years, at least 2,000"

Full Article: http://www.kare11.com/news/ts_article.aspx?storyid=500547

SFGate - Foreclosure News - HUD Secretary Discusses Foreclosure Fixes

2008-03-04T10:45:00.000-08:00

HUD Secretary Discusses Foreclosure Fixes

"Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, is in California this week to discuss the Bush administration's response to the foreclosure crisis. He'll address"

Full Article http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/04/BU1SVCOD8.DTL&hw=foreclosure&sn=002&sc=871

RealtyStore Offers New Service

2008-02-28T18:06:00.000-08:00

Realtystore.com has begun to offer real estate and foreclosure press. Visit http://www.realtystore.com/press.do

Foreclosure Market - Recap February 2008

2008-02-28T11:05:00.000-08:00

Foreclosure News – Trends / Market Conditions / Videos
Keep updated with foreclosure news, real estate market conditions, and news videos

LA TIMES - Foreclosures

The Rolla Daily News.com - Avoid foreclosure rescue scams

IHT.com US Mortgage Mess Bailout - Whats Next for Americans

US News.com/5 Easy Ways to Find Deals on Foreclosure Homes
- US News offers five easy ways to find a deal on homes in foreclosure. Read more if you’re a home buyer seeking a way to save money on your next home …

Chicago Foreclosures Show Signs of Slowing According to ilFLS.com
- Foreclosures in Chicago have declined leaving hope ….

Dallas News.com Foreclosure Postings up 27% in Feb of 2008
- Over 13,000 homes are in foreclosure in Dallas, Texas…

RealtyStore.com Launches Free Advertising for Real Estate Professionals

2008-02-25T13:30:00.002-08:00

http://foreclosurenation.wordpress.com/

Los Angeles, Calif. – Feb. 25, 2008 – RealtyStore (www.RealtyStore.com) recently launched its Professional Network program (PRO Network) providing free advertising for real estate professionals. RealtyStore is taking online foreclosure listing search to a new level by making it easier for home buyers to find homes for sale. As of 2008 the real estate market has hit near rock bottom in sales. Across the U.S. home sales have dropped to their lowest in 9 years. California, Nevada, Florida, Ohio, Texas and Chicago have seen the largest increase in foreclosed homes. Every day more and more home owners are defaulting on their mortgages and are at risk of going into foreclosure. Our PRO Network is a win-win process for home buyers searching for foreclosure properties.

RealtyStore has been at the front line of the foreclosure service industry and sees this sudden change in the real estate market as a way to help real estate professionals find new customers. RealtyStore has over a million home listings in United States with over thousands of members searching for a house each day. Our Real Estate Professional program is any real estate agent, realtor's, lender, loan officer and other professionals’ dream!

RealtyStore is currently accepting free membership sign up to their PRO Network. Here’s how our program works. Sign up today at www.RealyStore.com for free. Once accepted, your company will be identified as one of our preferred real estate professionals in your territory. Your contact information will be listed in the “Resources” section in the property listings. Here’s an example of what it will look like: Pro-Network Sample on Foreclosure Listing

Want Free Exposure?
When our home buyers seek assistance before, during and after their home purchase, we will make your information available to them. Each home buyer will be able to contact you directly about the properties you’ll be representing.

RealtyStore.com Launches Free Advertising for Real Estate Professionals

2008-02-25T13:30:00.001-08:00

RealtyStore has been at the front line of the foreclosure service industry and sees this sudden change in the real estate market as a way to help real estate professionals find new customers. RealtyStore has over a million home listings in United States with over thousands of members searching for a house each day. Our Real Estate Professional program is any real estate agent, realtor, lender, loan officer and other professionals’ dream!

Foreclosure Nation Blog Launched

2008-02-21T11:00:00.001-08:00

Foreclosure Nation Blog Launched

One of the leading foreclosure listing providers makes an unofficial - official announcement about their new Foreclosure Nation Blog.

You can find more information about Foreclosures, HUD Homes, and more much at www.realtystore.com

SeekingAlpha - Foreclosure Tours

2008-02-20T11:50:00.000-08:00

Housing Market Tracker - Featuring: Countrywide Foreclosure Tours!

www.SeekingAlpha.com
Great article on the foreclosure industry and how more and more real estate companies are turning toward the foreclosure industry. As 2008 continues Americans will search for foreclosures online to find great deals that require little work.

More articles will be up on: ActiveRain

Real Estate Blog List

2008-02-12T15:02:00.000-08:00

Putting together a list of real estate blogs:

Real Estate Blogs Directory
- Directory of real estate blogs and blogs of industries affiliated with and
serving the real estate industry.

Some (Limited) Relief for the Mortgage-Stressed

2008-02-11T11:38:00.000-08:00

Suze Orman Money Matters - Some (Limited) Relief for the Mortgage-Stressed

http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/moneymatters/63481

More and more people will be foreclosing their on their mortgages fueling the foreclosure industry for next two years.

For more information on foreclosures visit: The basics: Foreclosure Tutorial

Reuters- Foreclosure Web sites expand audience

2008-02-08T10:36:00.000-08:00

Industry News :

2/08/08 Reuters - Foreclosure Web site expand audience http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSN0159916420080208

FORECLOSURE LISTINGS BECOME NEW HOT MARKET

2008-02-05T14:33:00.000-08:00

FORECLOSURE LISTINGS BECOME NEW HOT MARKET
By RealtyStore Staff

Nations Highest Foreclosure Filings Creates Hot Market in Foreclosure Listing Search

Los Angeles, Calif. – Feb. 5, 2008 – RealtyStore.com (www.realtystore.com), a leader in online foreclosure listings, today released search trend data for last 12 months in U.S. According to online search trends in Google, foreclosure listing searches have increased to reach its highest in search volume in the past four years, moreover the Real Estate industry has slumped to its lowest in the past 10 years. Home owners who default on their mortgages have no choice but to foreclose.

Foreclosure Listings Rise as Real Estate Industry Dives
Nationwide foreclosures have increased due to late mortgage payments by high interest rates. All these foreclosures mean more listings to be made available to the public. This year alone over 450,000 foreclosure filings in California have added to the highest number of home foreclosure filings. Many foreclosure analysts predict that now is the best time to purchase a foreclosed home. These foreclosure prices are very low, some reduced to 50 percent from a year prior.

Foreclosure Search Increasing
Since the fourth quarter of 2007 more people are searching for foreclosures online. According to Search Trends in the leading search engine giant Google these foreclosures search terms are receiving the highest traffic: foreclosure, stop foreclosure, foreclosure listings and foreclosure homes.

About RealtyStore.com
RealtyStore.com is the third largest foreclosure site (credit Alexa) and offers the largest list of the nation’s foreclosures. RealtyStore.com is a leader in online foreclosure property listings and provides resources for home owners, real estate agents and home investors. Our listings help provide anyone with heavily discounted foreclosure property, bank foreclosures, Repos and HUD homes.

Founded in 2003, RealtyStore.com publishes a database of pre foreclosure and foreclosed homes. Our listings contain over a 1 million properties nationwide, information about each property, and professional resources. RealtyStore.com is viewed by almost 1 million visitors monthly. In addition we offer a foreclosure tutorial which explains how anyone can become a professional in buying foreclosed homes. We are more than just a listing service, we seek to empower investors and home buyers with the knowledge and tools to purchase home properties below market value. We do more than offer excellent customer service by setting the standard for only the best in customer satisfaction.

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