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Foreclosure rates have been on the rise lately and mortgage foreclosure help not coming from Washington. Recently Washington quoted that homeowners unable to pay monthly mortgage bills and facing foreclosure shouldn't count on help from Washington this year.
Foreclosure activity jumped 62 percent nationwide in April from the year-ago period, ccording to Irvine-based RealtyTracInc. Areas outside big markets may still represent the best option for finding an affordable home. "There are areas whereprices will, at worst, stay flat, but probably continue to go up," said Patrick Lashinsky, CEO and president of Emeryville,Calif.-based ZipRealty Inc. In addition, lenders have tightened standards in response to a surge in defaults by subprimeborrowers, and a number of subprime lenders have gone out of business altogether. Buyers are pinning their hopes onforeclosures, which some studies predict will explode during the next two years as adjustable mortgages reset to higherinterest rates. Bruce Norris, president of The Norris Group, a real estate investment company, said now might be the besttime to purchase a home, if the buyer plans to live there for 10 years. "I'm not sure that I wouldn't rather pay today'sprice with today's interest rate than count on a big discount and the wild card that interest rates might be very different," Norris said. This Articles are Weekly Updated
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