Economy
by Joshua Dorkin
| September 13, 2006
CNN is reporting that foreclosures spiked in the month of August. ” In August, 115,292 properties entered into foreclosure, according to RealtyTrac, an online marketplace for foreclosure sales. That was 24 percent above the level in July and 53 percent higher than a year earlier.”
Florida led all states with 16,533 properties in some stage [...]
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Housing
by Joshua Dorkin
| September 6, 2006
Last night we showed other parts of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) Report. The only thing I didn’t cover that I wanted to was the report’s ranking of MSAs (Metropolitan Statistical Areas — see Census) for home price appreciation rates.
As you can see, 9 of the top 20 metropolitan statistical areas with [...]
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BiggerPockets is Packing Up and Moving!
by Joshua Dorkin | January 30, 2007The more astute among you have no doubt noticed that I have not been posting my usual comments on the blog the last few days and I thought I owed you…my loyal fans…and explanation.
In a moment of weakness, I decided that it would be a good idea to move out of Los Angeles for a [...]