1st digest Feed Digest http://app.feeddigest.com/digest3/9S0COHVRXB.html Respective post owners and feed distributors http://www.feeddigest.com/ An ordinance under consideration by the Cleveland, Ohio City Council would require mortgage companies to register properties with the city prior to foreclosure, pay a small fee ($60) and provide contact information for who will maintain the properties. Reportedly, thousands of abandoned homes in Cleveland are not being properly maintained, creating eyesores and being used [...] http://www.reodirectory.com/reo-news/?p=153 http://www.reodirectory.com/reo-news/?p=153?I0LJ8SJ2PL Thu, 03 Nov 2005 02:08 CST A new automated valuation model (AVM) tool from CoreLogic and NREIS red flags potential flipping and fraud and automatically alerts lenders to high risk properties. The tool combines NREIS Warranted AVM with the CoreLogic HistoryPro. “National Real Estate offers a strong, flexible Warranted AVM product. When combined with the accuracy of our [...] http://www.reodirectory.com/reo-news/?p=152 http://www.reodirectory.com/reo-news/?p=152?NUUOBAHVTS Wed, 02 Nov 2005 00:36 CST Los Angeles may be the car capital of America, but there is a growing interest in mixed-use complexes near - or right on top of - transit stations. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/02/realestate/02transit.html?ex=1288587600&en=4664db6d9fad587f&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/02/realestate/02transit.html?ex=1288587600&en=4664db6d9fad587f&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss?2JDEKAACRQ Tue, 01 Nov 2005 18:00 CST There’s good and bad news for default rates on Adjustable Rate Mortgages. The bad news is that with another hike expected in the federal funds rate Tuesday and no sign of change for the Federal Reserve in the near future, ARMs will continue to be a leading cause of foreclosures. The good news is [...] http://www.reodirectory.com/reo-news/?p=151 http://www.reodirectory.com/reo-news/?p=151?FEZUW2IMUX Tue, 01 Nov 2005 01:34 CST It pays to be careful when hiring companies to handle evictions. An Indiana couple reportedly had their home padlocked and their belongings removed when the contractors hired to handle the trash-out went to an address on East La Salle Avenue instead of West La Salle. In some states, the presence of furnishings would [...] http://www.reodirectory.com/reo-news/?p=150 http://www.reodirectory.com/reo-news/?p=150?12ZX1NRINM Mon, 31 Oct 2005 02:46 CST A housing boom is unfolding along the Hudson: thousands of town houses and apartments are planned for the river's edge, where manufacturing has long been in decline. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/31/nyregion/31hudson.html?ex=1288414800&en=b42599a8653e37d0&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/31/nyregion/31hudson.html?ex=1288414800&en=b42599a8653e37d0&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss?UQW9MABEYL Sun, 30 Oct 2005 18:00 CST HUD has begun putting properties back on the market in states affected by Hurricane Katrina and surrounding states. HUD had removed all properties from the market to allow FEMA to evaluate them for use as emergency housing. The first new list of HUD homes available in Florida is available on our Florida property [...] http://www.reodirectory.com/reo-news/?p=149 http://www.reodirectory.com/reo-news/?p=149?HNSHFX2NRB Sun, 30 Oct 2005 04:09 CST Homeowners might be wise to improve the energy efficiency of their houses. But they might be even wiser to wait until January, when a new tax law takes effect. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/30/realestate/30home.html?ex=1288324800&en=384f62657e3a6737&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/30/realestate/30home.html?ex=1288324800&en=384f62657e3a6737&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss?5GATBP9IFT Sat, 29 Oct 2005 18:00 CDT A young woman was surprised when the condo she was renting was sold. She found another that she loves, and now worries that it, too, will be put on the market. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/30/realestate/30hunt.html?ex=1288324800&en=086a1fabb199e1c4&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/30/realestate/30hunt.html?ex=1288324800&en=086a1fabb199e1c4&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss?LOVMEXQG8U Sat, 29 Oct 2005 18:00 CDT Watts, the Los Angeles neighborhood once synonymous with poverty and crime, is changing. Small houses are selling for up to $400,000, encouraging many owners to sell. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/30/realestate/30nati.html?ex=1288324800&en=40f439d0dddf0dd7&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/30/realestate/30nati.html?ex=1288324800&en=40f439d0dddf0dd7&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss?X0XF8TC6XO Sat, 29 Oct 2005 18:00 CDT