Cash for Keys in Vegas, Foreign Buyers in Detroit
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
few interesting real estate stories:
1. Wall Street Journal–These days, bankers and mortgage companies often find that by the time they get the keys back from foreclosed homes, embittered homeowners have stripped out appliances, punched holes in walls, dumped paint on carpets and, as a parting gift, locked their pets inside to wreak further havoc. Real-estate agents estimate that about half of foreclosed properties to be sold by mortgage companies nationwide have “substantial” damage.