Tag Archives: Shadow Inventory

“Walking Dead” and “Survivors” in Real Estate

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Posted: 14 May 2013 KCM Crew Over the last few years, new words have become part of our real estate vocabulary when discussing distressed properties. Terms such as ‘shadow inventory’, ‘cure rate’ and ‘short sales’ were introduced. Other words like … Continue reading →

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“Underwater” is now Officially a Word

Posted on August 14, 2012 by

Posted by Paul Jackson on August 14, 2012, HousingWire.com The ultimate proof that the U.S. housing crisis has permanently infiltrated the collective psyche of an entire country? That’s easy. Look no further the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, which today announced its latest … Continue reading →

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After Years of False Hopes, Signs of a Turn in Housing

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

NewYorkTimes.com, June 27th, 2012 WASHINGTON — Announcements of a housing recovery have become a wrongheaded rite of summer, but after several years of false hopes, evidence is accumulating that the optimists may finally be right. A house in San Francisco … Continue reading →

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Demand for Foreclosures Triples for Homebuyers: Realtor.com

Posted on June 2, 2012 by

05/30/2012 By: Tory Barringer, DSNews.com The stigma associated with foreclosure purchases has apparently faded, with interest in foreclosures nearly tripling in the past two years, according to a survey released Wednesday by Realtor.com. The survey, conducted over 1,004 phone interviews … Continue reading →

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Shadow Inventory: 46 Months to Clear Distressed Housing Supply

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

05/14/2012 By: Carrie Bay, DSNews.com It will take 46 months to clear the market’s supply of distressed homes, or the shadow inventory, according to estimates from Standard & Poor’s Rating Services based on first-quarter 2012 data. The agency’s latest estimate … Continue reading →

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Morning Radar: Romney would Repeal Sarbanes-Oxley

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

HousingWire.com, March 5th, 2012 At a campaign event on Saturday, Mitt Romney promised voters he would repeal the Sarbanes-Oxley corporate accounting overhaul, reported The Wall Street Journal.  This came after the GOP contender pledged to repeal President Barack Obama’s healthcare … Continue reading →

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Mortgage Settlement to Drive Increase in Foreclosures

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

Posted: 20 Feb 2012, KCM Blog Last week, we explained that the National Mortgage Settlement gave banks a roadmap showing them how to proceed with the backlog of foreclosures (known as shadow inventory) that has been hanging over the housing … Continue reading →

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5 Real Estate Trends to Look for in 2012

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

Posted: 03 Jan 2012, KCM Crew Predicting trends during the most volatile housing market in American real estate history is no easy task. We strongly believe these are the five real estate items we should keep an eye on in … Continue reading →

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Understanding the Impact of Shadow Inventory

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

Posted: 23 Nov 2011, KCM Crew Standard & Poors released their Third Quarter 2011 Shadow Inventory Update yesterday. We want to cover the basic points of the report today. What is shadow inventory? It is an inventory of houses that … Continue reading →

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