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Get ready for another big wave of foreclosures arriving as soon as this summer

July 6th, 2009

The housing market has shown some signs of bottoming, but the next wave of foreclosures could delay any sort of recovery.

The Chicago Tribune had good piece today on another wave of foreclosures that could arrive as soon as this summer. Lenders are now moving ahead with foreclosures that had been delayed by self-imposed and state-government moratoriums that expired in the past few months.

First-time home buyers and investors are responsible for the spike in sales, especially in hard-hit California, Florida, Nevada, and Arizona. But the inventory of bank-owned homes is now likely to grow, putting increasing pressure on already low prices. And the rising unemployment rate will only compound the situation.

"The rapid pace of layoffs is of particular concern," the Tribune article reads. "Homeowners who have lost jobs have little chance of getting their mortgages modified. That puts many homeowners on a collision course with banks that are preparing to take a more aggressive stance on loan modifications."

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