Boston real estate foreclosures, subprime lending crisis
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston has put together a fantastic interactive map of foreclosures and subprime loan information covering each city and town in the Commonwealth over the past two decades (thanks to the Boston.com real estate blog for the heads-up). I...Boston real estate foreclosures, subprime lending crisis
A story that will at times bring you to tears of sympathy while also leading you to shout out in anger. From the Journal: The Borrowers: Sherrie Floyd, 44, a clerical assistant at the Kaiser Foundation, and her husband, Kevin Floyd, 45, a truck driver in Vallejo,...Boston real estate foreclosures, subprime lending crisis
Communities with the highest percentage of distressed properties* for sale: City/Town Percent of distressed properties on market 1. Malden 16.3 2. Barnstable 15.1 3. Revere 15.0 4. Everett 14.4 5. Lynn 14.2 6. Randolph 14.0 7. Webster 12.4 8. Leominster 11.6 9. Hull...Boston real estate foreclosures, subprime lending crisis
How I would love, LOVE, for someone to find someone, ANYONE, who entered foreclosure who actually fit the media’s criteria of an “innocent victim”. That the city of Boston and Commonwealth of Massachusetts have initiated programs that NO ONE is...Boston condo sales data, Boston real estate foreclosures, South End Real Estate, subprime lending crisis
Sadly, I don’t have a column in this week’s South End News. Next week, they promise me, and I think it will be worth the wait! Last week, the newspaper printed a column I wrote about the state of the South End real estate market. Basically, it’s...Boston real estate foreclosures, subprime lending crisis
So, maybe this doesn’t add anything to what you already know, but it does clarify things, a bit. Here’s an excerpt from a speech that Treasury Secretary Paulson gave to the US Chamber of Commerce, the other day. I’ve highlighted the parts that I...