As stated by MSN Money,
“More than 1% of all households slipped into foreclosure in 2007, as more borrowers failed to keep up on their mortgages. Nevada led the nation with the highest foreclosure rate, while California had the highest total number of foreclosures.”
Read the full story from MSN.com
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Here are the 10 top cities for decreasing property values (as compared to a year ago):
Sacramento, CA (-18.5%)
Las Vegas, Nev. (-17.2%)
San Diego, Calif. (-17.1%)
Tampa, Fla. (-11.7%)
Los Angeles, Calif. (-10.7%)
Miami, Fla. (-10.6%)
Phoenix, Ariz. (-9.5%)
Jacksonville, Fla. (-8.7%)
Detroit, Mich. (-7.7%)
Atlanta, GA (-7.1%)
Click here for the full slideshow from Forbes…
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Though the “R” word has been on the tip of everyone’s tounge for the nation, today MSN posted an article stating that both California and Florida (two of our largest US economies) are pratically in a recession. The primary factory is contributed to the continuing declines in both the number of home sales and sale [...]