Archive for January, 2011

The beauty in ugliness, the order in chaos

Kelly Deck photo byline When I call to mind the home I want to build some day – something I often do – I imagine it sitting on a large, coastal lot, looking west to the water and the light, walls the colour of a battered seashell, floors the colour of stone. A prairie girl [...]

Wolzok Immobilier : Millefiori, Beautiful duplex entirely refurbished (MilDuplex)

Price : 8 325 000 € This 4-bedroom-apartment, located in the center of Monaco, is situated in a building with a 24 hours security service. Supermarket on the ground floor and close to other shopping facilities.

Foreclosed home in Washington state filled with 31 dead pets

Something smelled funny on the way to re-key a foreclosed home in Granite Falls, Wash., recently. It turns out that the scent the locksmith picked up was of at least 31 dead pets who had been abandoned by their financially-distressed owner, according to MSNBC.com. Perhaps more troubling is the fact that the owner actually lived [...]

Legislators Step Up Efforts to Control Bank and Tax Lien Foreclosures

As the number of bank, government and tax lien foreclosures continues to rise in Virginia, legislators are setting their sights on the processes used by lenders in foreclosing on these properties. A number of homeowners has reported that lenders have foreclosed on their properties without proper documentation or after making them wait for a modification [...]

Number of Foreclosed Bank and VA Homes Increased in St. Louis

The number of foreclosures in St. Louis, Missouri, jumped in 2010 compared with 2009 levels. Bank foreclosed houses, VA homes and other distressed properties totaled almost 22,000 by the end of the year, with foreclosure-related filings rising by almost 12% when compared with 2009 figures. Foreclosed homes for sale in St. Louis increased during 2010 [...]