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Will Citigroup's hault on foreclosures help Colorado homeowners?

Hault on Foreclosures?

Citigroup unveiled a housing relief program last week. The plan includes contacting appx. 500,000 borrowers who live in areas of Extreme Distress, focusing on areas with falling home prices and rising unemployment. The six states it will focus on are Arizona, California, Florida, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio., NOT Colorado

Moratorium on Foreclosure?

It has also extended a moratorium on foreclosures; and has said they won't begin or complete a foreclosure sale on a home on which it owns the mortgage if the borrower wants to stay in the home which is his or her principal residence. I wasn't able to find out if this halt in foreclosures applies to home owners in all states, or just the 6 states listed above. One important caveat to note, the program only covers loans that Citigroup owns, but they have said they are working with investors to apply the program to other loans that the company does not own but services.

Both Bank of America and J.P. Morgan Chase have also announced programs to help home owners facing foreclosure. Wells Fargo, which recently purchased Wachavioa, has not announced a similar initiative.

As part of writing this article, I went to Citigroup's web site; but couldn't find any type of press release that confirmed the details above; but I did find plenty of related articles on Google. One article in the Wall Street Journal stated that borrowers whose mortgage are more than 40% of their income may get their mortgage payments reduced by Citigroup.

I have a variety of clients who are delinquent on their home loans; and several of them would prefer to work out some type of temporary debt relief vs. having their home go into foreclosure or doing a short-sale It's been challenging for them to get to right person; as the same person that has hounded them on the phone about their past due mortgage, is not the same person who can help modify their loan. I'm hopeful that with Citigroup's new plan and some of the other plans being introduced by lenders; it will start to provide some relief for some homeowners.

The original article was posted on Colorado Springs Vintage Homes

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Homes in Colorado Springs CO, Market Report for VISTA GRANDE

Real Estate Market Report for Vista Grande

Single Family Homes

Single Family Homes in Vista Grande were primarily built in the 1970's. The majority of the houses are ranches, bi-levels, and tri-levels with 3 to 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, and 1 - 2 car garages. The average home has appx. 1750 to 2,250 square footage. The absorption rate of 4.6 houses per month shows that there is a 5.43 month supply of houses on the market; the housing market is currently a BUYERS/NEUTRAL MARKET in this area.

Vista Grande homes are :

Vista Grande Homes:

Recap of October Home Activity in Vista Grande in Colorado Springs

  • Homes Sold in the last month: 1
    • 4663 Montebello Drive (2090 square feet) $129,100

Recap of 1-1-08 to 10-31-08 Activity in Vista Grande

  • Homes Sold in the last ten months: 46 (vs. 61 in 2007)
  • Average Listing Price: $166,352 (vs. $183,407 in 2007) 9.3% DECREASE
  • Average days on market: 88 (vs. 62 in 2007)

Current Report as of 11-16-08 in Vista Grande

  • Active listings: 25
  • Under Contract and Pending: 4
  • Absorption Rate: 4.6 houses per month

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This information is taken from the Pikes Peak Realtor Services Corp and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

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Homes in Colorado Springs CO, Market Report for Vista Grande Terrace

Real Estate Market Report for Vista Grande Terrace

Single Family Homes

Single Family Homes in Vista Grande Terrace were primarily built in the 1970's. The majority of the houses are ranches, bi-levels, and tri-levels with 3 to 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, and 1 - 2 car garages. The average home has appx. 1750 to 2,250 square footage. The absorption rate of 7.8 houses per month shows that there is a 1.3 month supply of houses on the market; the housing market is currently a BUYERS/NEUTRAL MARKET in this area.

Vista Grande Terrace homes are :

Vista Grande Terrace Homes:

Recap of October Home Activity in Vista Grande Terrace in Colorado Springs

  • Homes Sold in the last month: 10

Recap of 1-1-08 to 10-31-08 Activity in Vista Grande Terrace

  • Homes Sold in the last ten months: 78 (vs. 79 in 2007)
  • Average Listing Price: $189,385 (vs. 193,381 in 2007) 2.% DECREASE from 2007
  • Average days on market: 96 (vs. 76 in 2007)

Current Report as of 11-16-08 in Vista Grande Terrace

  • Active listings: 13
  • Under Contract and Pending: 6
  • Absorption Rate: 7.8 houses per month

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Homes in Colorado Springs CO, Market Report for Village Seven

Village Seven

Single Family Homes

Single Family Homes in Village Seven were primarily built in the 1970's. The majority of the houses are ranches, bi-levels, and tri-levels with 3 to 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, and 2 car garages. The average home has appx. 1750 to 2500 square footage. The absorption rate of 4.1 houses per month shows that there is a 2.9 month supply of houses on the market; the housing market is currently a BUYERS/NEUTRAL MARKET in this area.

Village Seven homes are:

Located in District 11 schools

Village Seven Homes:

Recap of October Home Activity in Village Seven in Colorado Springs

  • Homes Sold in the last month: 6

Recap of 1-1-08 to 10-31-08 Activity in Village Seven

  • Homes Sold in the last ten months: 41 (vs. 47 in 2007)
  • Average Listing Price: $185,284 (vs. $193,043 in 2007) 4.2% DECREASE
  • Average days on market: 110 (vs. 107 in 2007)

Current Report as of 11-16-08 in Village Seven

  • Active listings: 12
  • Under Contract and Pending: 1
  • Absorption Rate: 4.1 houses per month

This Colorado Springs Real Estate report contains information on Single Family homes in Village Seven.

This information is taken from the Pikes Peak Realtor Services Corp and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

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Foreclosures in Colorado Springs, Homes in Northgate

Homes in Colorado Springs

Market information for Active Homes in Northgate As of 11-17-08

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Active as of 11-17-08: 364

  • Single Family Homes: 351 (96%)
  • Condos/Townhomes/Patio Homes: 13 (4%)

Active homes for sale as of 11-17-08:

  • Short sales: 54 (14.8%)
  • VA Repos: 1 (.3%)
  • Bank-owned: 26 (7.1%)
  • Regular: 283 (77.7%)

Partial list of Foreclosed homes currently on the market

Address

PT

Br/Ba/G

FLR

YB

Fin SQ

Tot SQ

LP

CDOM

13664 Paradise Villas GR

PAT

3,3,2

RAN

2004

2,994

3,168

$265,900

35

13784 Paradise Villas GR

PAT

3,3,2

RAN

2005

3,088

3,168

$266,000

193

13796 Paradise Villas GR

PAT

4,3,2

RAN

2007

3,161

3,327

$275,500

207

13803 Firefall CT

SIF

4,3,3

RAN

2006

2,498

2,629

$299,900

76

2673 Cinnabar RD

SIF

4,3,3

RAN

2005

2,551

2,590

$310,000

84

2434 Cinnabar RD

SIF

4,3,3

RAN

2006

3,515

3,700

$385,000

54

This information is taken from the Pikes Peak Realtor Services Corp and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

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