Default Research Pre Foreclosure Newsletter Issue 52

In this month?s issue of the Home Stand, we?re pleased to announce a major improvement to our flagship statistics website, market.defaultresearch.com, along with other information that can help make you a better-informed, more profitable investor.

Here?s what?s inside the May Home Stand:

• Much-improved site functionality and information on market.defaultresearch.com
• New real estate investing opportunities for certain buy-and-hold investors
• Huge investing opportunities remain in pre-foreclosures
• New construction and remodeling shows market increases
• Maricopa County press release available soon

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Major Site Improvement to market.defaultresearch.com

A crucial piece of your success puzzle is being able to easily put your fingers on accurate, timely foreclosure and pre-foreclosure data. With Default Research?s latest site improvements to our flagship statistics website, market.defaultresearch.com, now you can see our information in ways never before possible:

• New graph functionality lets you see ? visually ? what the numbers mean in living color
• Additional year-over-year comparisons, which enables you to spot trends and make smarter investing decisions
• Other behind-the-scenes improvements that increases page load times, enabling you to get better information ? even faster than before

Have you checked out our statistics site lately? If you haven?t, you owe it to yourself and your future investing success to see how Default Research can be a crucial partner on your success journey. And if you?ve seen the site before, we highly recommend you see for yourself how much better the site is than it was even a few short weeks ago.

Tapping Into New Market Opportunities With Creativity and Smart Investing

You may not be aware of it ? millions aren?t ? but more than 4 million homeowners who have gone through the foreclosure process stand to receive an average of $2,000 from their former mortgage lenders. Independent Foreclosure Reviews, conducted by firms selected by the 14 largest issuers of residential mortgages, are designed to identify mistakes in completed foreclosures, can put money in the pockets of those who have lost their homes to foreclosure.

As a real estate investor, you may be wondering what these foreclosure reviews have to do with your investing activities?

More than you might think, especially if your investing strategy includes purchasing property and giving tenant/buyers the chance to return to the ranks of homeowners with lease options, rent to own strategies or even if you issue mortgages to buyers.

People who have been through foreclosure want desperately to own their own homes again, but their credit won?t allow them to qualify for new mortgages ? sometimes for up to five years. If you offer financing to prospective buyers and/or tenants, these cash payments received by former homeowners could help subsidize the down payment that you probably require of buyers in order to let them move in.

Now that you see the connection ? and how it could be applied ? get the word out to the people who need to know about it. Advertising is a great way to do this, and since so many former homeowners are currently renting, a good place to advertise would be the newspaper real estate for rent or other sections closely affiliated. Another option in many areas would be to run ads on Craig?s List. If you?re creative, you can probably think of other strong possibilities, too.

Foreclosure Activity Holding Steady; Investor Opportunities Abound

You may have heard that the number of Americans who have fallen behind in mortgage payments is the smallest since 2008. What you may not know is that 11.8% of all homeowners are at some stage of the foreclosure process ? pre-foreclosure or full-blown foreclosure.

This means your chances of finding great investment opportunities remains strong for the foreseeable future. If investing in these opportunities is a part of your investing strategy, it?s important that you seize these investment opportunities before they disappear.

Don?t have the information you need to make good investing decisions? Not sure how to contact distressed homeowners before the foreclosure process plays out? In both cases, Default Research has you covered. Head on over to markt.defaultresearch.com today. Tap into the resources you need to make smart investing decisions and reap the financial rewards available in today?s lucrative real estate market.

Construction Numbers Show More Improvement

It?s interesting that some construction numbers are showing improvement while other numbers show a decline. New construction in March 2012 increased by 2.6%, which is great news for the intermediate future. At the same time, permits for future construction projects showed a sharp decline ? down 7% in March.

What this means is that for the moment, construction projects will help the unemployment rate in areas hard hit by the economic downturn. But the growth won?t last ? at least in new construction.

There is work to be had in the construction industry for the foreseeable future, though.? Construction workers, some out of desperation, others who feel an entrepreneurial pull, are tapping into some of the increased demand for construction professionals by starting their own businesses.

Bad times are historically good for entrepreneurship, and this downturn is no different. Rather than focusing on new construction, though, many of the brand new construction upstarted are operated by those tapping into remodeling and sub-contracting ? a lucrative niche as the economy shows limited signs of improvement.

Maricopa County Press Release

You may have heard that the Phoenix real estate market is on the verge of showing sustained improvement. Is it true? And will the improvements last? Keep your eyes open for Default Research?s latest report on the Phoenix-area real estate market. Then you?ll know whether Phoenix makes good sense for your next real estate investment.? Read it here.

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