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US foreclosure filings decline in first half of 2011, but the numbers are still scary

US foreclosure filings decline in first half of 2011, but the numbers are still scary

Here are some stats that put the UK housing market plight into perspective. RealtyTrac, an online marketplace for foreclosed properties in the US, yesterday released its mid-year market report. It’s good news of sorts. It shows a 25% drop in foreclosure filing in the first half of 2011 compared with the final half of 2010 and a 29% drop on the first half of 2010. And the graph shows the trend has been down over the past 12 months or…

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Pundits on balance point to flat house prices in 2010

Pundits on balance point to flat house prices in 2010

It’s the time of the year for reflections, resolutions and prognostications. And what can be more fun than guessing the likely path of house prices? Well I can think of a few things. And I’m also left wondering why anyone would wish to state a house price forecast publicly and put their reputations on the line. Predicting house prices currently is a bit like trying to pin a tail on a bucking donkey while blindfolded and in front of a sneering audience….

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