Vermont foreclosure rate still lowest, US activity decreases 6 percent
The state of Vermont continues to have the lowest foreclosure rate in the nation, according to RealtyTrac(R) (www.realtytrac.com(link is external)), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties. Today it released its May 2009 US Foreclosure Market Report, which shows foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 321,480 US properties during the month, a decrease of 6 percent from the previous month but an increase of nearly 18 percent from May 2008. The report also shows that one in every 398 US housing units received a foreclosure filing in May.”May foreclosure activity was the third highest month on record, and marked the third straight month where the total number of properties with foreclosure filings exceeded 300,000 — a first in the history of our report,” said James J. Saccacio, chief executive officer of RealtyTrac. “While defaults and scheduled foreclosure auctions were both down from the previous month, bank repossessions, or REOs, were up 2 percent thanks largely to substantial increases in several states, including Michigan, Arizona, Washington, Nevada, Oregon and New York. We expect REO activity to spike in the coming months as foreclosure delays and moratoria implemented by various state laws come to an end.”Nevada, California, Florida post top state foreclosure ratesNevada continued to document the nation’s highest foreclosure rate, with one in every 64 housing units receiving a foreclosure filing during the month — more than six times the national average.With one in every 144 housing units receiving a foreclosure filing during the month, California posted the nation’s second highest state foreclosure rate despite a 4 percent decrease in foreclosure activity from the previous month.Florida posted the third highest state foreclosure rate in May, with one in every 148 housing units receiving a foreclosure filing during the month.Arizona posted the fourth highest state foreclosure rate in May, with one in every 158 housing units receiving a foreclosure filing, and Utah posted the fifth highest state foreclosure rate, with one in every 316 housing units receiving a foreclosure filing.Other states with foreclosure rates ranking among the nation’s 10 highest were Michigan, Georgia, Colorado, Idaho and Ohio.Top 10 states account for nearly 77 percent of total U.S. foreclosure activityCalifornia reported 92,249 properties with foreclosure filings in May, the highest total of any state and up nearly 23 percent from May 2008. Bank repossessions in California were down 1 percent from the previous month and defaults were down 18 percent, but scheduled auctions were up 18 percent.Default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions in Florida were all down from the previous month, but the state still posted the nation’s second highest number of properties with foreclosure filings: 58,931, up 50 percent from May 2008.Nevada documented 17,157 properties with foreclosure filings in May, the third highest total of any state and up nearly 83 percent from May 2008. A 23 percent increase in bank repossessions helped push Nevada foreclosure activity up 5 percent from the previous month.Other states with totals among the 10 highest in the country were Arizona (16,865), Michigan (13,891), Ohio (11,360),Illinois (10,942), Georgia (10,516), Texas (9,813) and Virginia (5,385). The top 10 states accounted for nearly 77 percent of total properties with foreclosure filings nationwide.California, Florida, Nevada dominate top 10 metro foreclosure ratesForeclosure filings were reported on 14,681 Las Vegas properties in May, one in every 54 housing units — more than seven times the national average and the highest foreclosure rate among metro areas with a population of at least 200,000. The city’s foreclosure activity increased 4 percent from the previous month and 78 percent from May 2008.California and Florida accounted for the remainder of top 10 metro foreclosure rates.California cities accounted for six of the top 10 spots: Stockton at No. 2 (one in 68 housing units), Modesto at No. 3 (one in 71), Riverside-San Bernardino at No. 4 (one in 75), Merced at No. 5 (one in 78), Bakersfield at No. 7 (one in 94), and Vallejo-Fairfield at No. 9 (one in 101).Florida cities accounted for three of the top 10 spots: Cape Coral-Fort Myers at No. 6 (one in 82 housing units),Orlando-Kissimmee at No. 8 (one in 101), and Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach at No. 10 (one in 105).Report methodologyThe RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosure Market Report provides a count of the total number of properties with at least one foreclosure filing reported during the month — broken out by type of filing at the state and national level. Data is also available at the individual county level. Data is collected from more than 2,200 counties nationwide, and those counties account for more than 90 percent of the U.S. population. RealtyTrac’s report incorporates documents filed in all three phases of foreclosure: Default — Notice of Default (NOD) and Lis Pendens (LIS); Auction — Notice of Trustee Sale and Notice of Foreclosure Sale (NTS and NFS); and Real Estate Owned, or REO properties (that have been foreclosed on and repurchased by a bank). If more than one foreclosure document is filed against a property during the month or quarter, only the most recent filing is counted in the report. The report also checks if the same type of document was filed against a property in a previous month or quarter. If so, and if that previous filing occurred within the estimated foreclosure timeframe for the state the property is in, the report does not count the property in the current month.U.S. Foreclosure Market Data by State – May 2009Properties with Foreclosure Filings Rate State Rank Name NOD LIS NTS NFS REO — U.S. 55,442 67,687 100,578 32,756 65,017 —- 30 Alabama 1 0 1,567 0 399 35 Alaska 6 0 132 0 53 4 Arizona 9 0 12,103 0 4,753 22 Arkansas 126 0 1,169 0 376 2 California 43,294 0 35,900 0 13,055 8 Colorado 4 0 3,708 0 1,164 33 Connecticut 0 778 0 91 237 28 Delaware 0 0 0 328 58 District of Columbia 77 0 187 0 35 3 Florida 0 39,523 0 13,363 6,045 7 Georgia 1 0 6,883 0 3,632 15 Hawaii 279 0 476 0 61 9 Idaho 886 0 496 0 62 11 Illinois 0 3,139 0 4,827 2,976 13 Indiana 0 1,784 0 2,033 1,141 41 Iowa 0 0 237 0 398 34 Kansas 0 177 0 399 323 38 Kentucky 0 295 0 579 204 40 Louisiana 0 4 0 748 189 42 Maine 0 65 0 231 29 17 Maryland 0 2,737 0 314 488 20 Massachusetts 0 2,278 0 755 588 6 Michigan 0 0 7,645 0 6,246 23 Minnesota 6 0 1,857 0 1,086 43 Mississippi 0 0 409 0 25 26 Missouri 1 0 1,835 0 960 48 Montana 0 0 1 0 36 45 Nebraska 0 146 0 2 21 1 Nevada 8,876 0 5,230 0 3,051 25 New Hampshire 0 0 613 0 114 24 New Jersey 0 2,793 0 1,095 520 29 New Mexico 0 497 0 207 92 37 New York 0 3,523 0 764 538 36 North Carolina 463 0 1,078 0 1,046 49 North Dakota 0 1 0 10 12 10 Ohio 0 4,289 0 4,009 3,062 39 Oklahoma 190 0 509 0 178 12 Oregon 78 0 2,276 0 713 32 Pennsylvania 0 1,844 0 1,633 899 31 Rhode Island 0 0 230 0 169 16 South Carolina 0 1,962 0 341 789 47 South Dakota 0 0 0 32 6 21 Tennessee 0 0 2,091 0 1,478 27 Texas 24 0 6,041 0 3,748 5 Utah 1,117 0 1,014 0 796 50 Vermont 0 0 1 0 5 14 Virginia 3 0 4,221 0 1,161 18 Washington 0 0 2,531 0 1,302 46 West Virginia 0 0 80 0 21 19 Wisconsin 0 1,852 0 995 655 44 Wyoming 1 0 58 0 22 Properties with Foreclosure Filings 1/every %Change %Change Rate State X HU from from Rank Name Total (rate) Apr 09 May 08 — U.S. 321,480 398 -6.01 17.76 —- 30 Alabama 1,967 1,086 -14.77 292.61* 35 Alaska 191 1,478 -19.07 11.70 4 Arizona 16,865 158 3.82 31.04 22 Arkansas 1,671 770 -10.35 25.92 2 California 92,249 144 -4.46 22.81 8 Colorado 4,876 436 -11.26 -14.98 33 Connecticut 1,106 1,301 -49.13 -32.15 28 Delaware 386 1,007 107.53 45.66 District of Columbia 299 951 -24.87 -23.53 3 Florida 58,931 148 -8.76 50.40 7 Georgia 10,516 377 -8.72 -1.27 15 Hawaii 816 621 19.30 397.56 9 Idaho 1,444 437 -41.73 72.32 11 Illinois 10,942 479 -19.82 9.50 13 Indiana 4,958 560 -1.22 -0.04 41 Iowa 635 2,094 0.63 42.70 34 Kansas 899 1,356 14.23 31.24 38 Kentucky 1,078 1,768 20.99 43.73* 40 Louisiana 941 1,976 -16.36 34.24 42 Maine 325 2,143 31.05 34.30 17 Maryland 3,539 655 -2.05 50.92 20 Massachusetts 3,621 752 -31.09 -45.48 6 Michigan 13,891 326 28.26 -4.72 23 Minnesota 2,949 781 -16.86 22.47 43 Mississippi 434 2,891 29.55 134.59 26 Missouri 2,796 947 3.63 -43.96+ 48 Montana 37 11,771 -39.34 -73.19 45 Nebraska 169 4,620 43.22 -48.79 1 Nevada 17,157 64 5.48 82.70 25 New Hampshire 727 817 -29.76 6.44 24 New Jersey 4,408 794 -12.44 -41.44 29 New Mexico 796 1,083 11.64 75.33* 37 New York 4,825 1,646 -13.70 -8.65 36 North Carolina 2,587 1,595 -16.06 -34.98 49 North Dakota 23 13,502 -37.84 9.52 10 Ohio 11,360 446 -7.82 -12.57 39 Oklahoma 877 1,851 -25.49 -28.99 12 Oregon 3,067 525 -20.07 89.79 32 Pennsylvania 4,376 1,252 -13.33 34.98* 31 Rhode Island 399 1,130 -28.24 -26.65 16 South Carolina 3,092 654 33.91 121.17* 47 South Dakota 38 9,401 123.53 26.67 21 Tennessee 3,569 763 2.85 -23.16++ 27 Texas 9,813 961 -13.27 -5.65 5 Utah 2,927 316 -1.41 115.06 50 Vermont 6 51,906 200.00 100.00 14 Virginia 5,385 608 -13.90 2.26+ 18 Washington 3,833 716 14.11 48.28 46 West Virginia 101 8,739 -30.34 140.48 19 Wisconsin 3,502 731 -9.30 74.14* 44 Wyoming 81 2,992 -14.74 32.79*Actual increase may not be as high due to data collection changes orimprovements+ Collection of some records previously classified as NOD in this statewas discontinued starting in January 2009++ Collection of some records previously classified as NOD in this statewas discontinued starting in September 2008About RealtyTrac Inc.RealtyTrac (http://www.realtytrac.com(link is external)) is the leading online marketplace offoreclosure properties, with more than 1.5 million default, auction andbank-owned listings from over 2,200 U.S. counties, along with detailedproperty, loan and home sales data. Hosting more than 3 million uniquemonthly visitors, RealtyTrac provides innovative technology solutions andpractical education resources to facilitate buying, selling and investingin real estate. RealtyTrac’s foreclosure data has also been used by theFederal Reserve, FBI, U.S. Senate Joint Economic Committee and BankingCommittee, U.S. Treasury Department, and numerous state housing and bankingdepartments to help evaluate foreclosure trends and address policy issuesrelated to foreclosures.Source: RealtyTrac. IRVINE, Calif., June 11 /PRNewswire/
SHARE Email Facebook Twitter January 29, 2020 Jobs That Pay, Press Release Governor Tom Wolf announced that United Parcel Service (UPS), the world’s largest package delivery company and a provider of supply chain management solutions, will expand its operations in the commonwealth, supporting the creation of 1,721 new, full-time jobs and the retention of 6,458 full-time jobs.“With a foundation of longevity and rich history, UPS is a company that is still growing at a rapid rate, serving the needs of people in all corners of the commonwealth on a daily basis,” said Gov. Wolf. “Our investment in this global company will not only ensure that customers across Pennsylvania will continue to receive the service they expect, but also local communities will benefit from the combined creation and retention of thousands of good-paying, full-time jobs.”The company will expand its operations to four locations in Pennsylvania—Cumberland, Dauphin, Northampton, and Philadelphia counties—and will invest in building renovations, equipment, and infrastructure improvements at each of the locations. The company has committed to investing at least $1.4 billion in the project.“UPS is grateful for the strong relationship we continue to build with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. We are excited to bring new jobs to Pennsylvania and we are committed to engaging in the communities where we are expanding our operations.” said Juan Perez, UPS Chief Information and Engineering Officer. “From small business owners growing their customer base to manufacturers moving parts and products, and e-tailers looking for efficient and fast order fulfillment, companies of all sizes throughout the Northeast will benefit from UPS’s latest global network transformation initiative.”UPS received a funding proposal from the Department of Community and Economic Development for $2.7 million in Job Creation Tax Credits to be distributed following the creation of the new jobs, $5.6 million in Infrastructure and Facilities Improvement Program funding, and $659,400 in grants for workforce training and development. The project was coordinated by the Governor’s Action Team, an experienced group of economic development professionals who report directly to the governor and work with businesses that are considering locating or expanding in Pennsylvania.Founded in 1907 as a messenger company in the United States, UPS has grown into a multi-billion-dollar corporation by clearly focusing on the goal of enabling commerce around the globe. Today, UPS is a global company with one of the most recognized and admired brands in the world. The world’s largest package delivery company and a leading global provider of specialized transportation and logistics services, UPS manages the flow of goods, funds, and information in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.For more information about the Governor’s Action Team or DCED, visit dced.pa.gov.
Governor Wolf Announces 1700 New Jobs with UPS Expansion Across Pennsylvania
New York Times 11 March 2015Fifty years ago this month, Democrats made a historic mistake.Daniel Patrick Moynihan, at the time a federal official, wrote a famous report in March 1965 on family breakdown among African-Americans. He argued presciently and powerfully that the rise of single-parent households would make poverty more intractable.“The fundamental problem,” Moynihan wrote, is family breakdown. In a follow-up, he explained: “From the wild Irish slums of the 19th-century Eastern seaboard, to the riot-torn suburbs of Los Angeles, there is one unmistakable lesson in American history: a community that allows large numbers of young men to grow up in broken families … never acquiring any stable relationship to male authority, never acquiring any set of rational expectations about the future — that community asks for and gets chaos.”Liberals brutally denounced Moynihan as a racist. He himself had grown up in a single-mother household and worked as a shoeshine boy at the corner of Broadway and 43rd Street in Manhattan, yet he was accused of being aloof and patronizing, and of “blaming the victim.”“My major criticism of the report is that it assumes that middle-class American values are the correct values for everyone in America,” protested Floyd McKissick, then a prominent African-American civil rights leader.The liberal denunciations of Moynihan were terribly unfair. In fact, Moynihan emphasized that slavery, discrimination and “three centuries of injustice” had devastated the black family. He favored job and education programs to help buttress the family.But the scathing commentary led President Lyndon Johnson to distance himself from the Moynihan report. Scholars, fearful of being accused of racism, mostly avoided studying family structure and poverty.In 1992, Vice President Dan Quayle stepped into the breach by emphasizing the role of the family in addressing poverty, including a brief reference to Murphy Brown, a television character who was a single mom. Liberals rushed to ridicule Quayle for sexism and outdated moralism, causing politicians to tread this ground ever more carefully.The taboo on careful research on family structure and poverty was broken by William Julius Wilson, an eminent black sociologist. He has praised Moynihan’s report as “a prophetic document,” for evidence is now overwhelming that family structure matters a great deal for low-income children of any color.In 2013, 71 percent of black children in America were born to an unwed mother, as were 53 percent of Hispanic children and 36 percent of white children.Indeed, a single parent is the new norm. At some point before they turn 18, a majority of all American children will likely live with a single mom and no dad.My point isn’t to cast judgment on nontraditional families, for single parents can be as loving as any. In fact, when one parent is abusive, the child may be better off raised by the other parent alone. And well-off kids often get plenty of support whether from one parent or two.One kind of nontraditional household does particularly well. One study found that children raised by same-sex couples excelled by some measures, apparently because the parents doted on their children — most gay couples don’t have unwanted children whom they neglect.Yet Moynihan was absolutely right to emphasize the consequences for low-income children of changing family structure. Partly because there is often only one income coming into a single-parent household, children of unmarried moms are roughly five times as likely to live in poverty as children of married couples.Causation is difficult to tease from correlation. But efforts to do that suggest that growing up with just one biological parent reduces the chance that a child will graduate from high school by 40 percent, according to an essay by Sara McLanahan of Princeton and Christopher Jencks of Harvard. They point to the likely mechanism: “A father’s absence increases antisocial behavior, such as aggression, rule-breaking, delinquency and illegal drug use.” These effects are greater on boys than on girls.Conservatives shouldn’t chortle at the evidence that liberals blew it, for they did as well. Conservatives say all the right things about honoring families, but they led the disastrous American experiment in mass incarceration; incarceration rates have quintupled since the 1970s. That devastated families, leading countless boys to grow up without dads.What can be done?In line with Moynihan’s thinking, we can support programs to boost the economic prospects for poorer families. We can help girls and young women avoid pregnancy (30 percent of American girls become pregnant by age 19). If they delay childbearing, they’ll be more likely to marry and form stable families, notes Isabel Sawhill of the Brookings Institution.So let’s learn from 50 years of mistakes. A starting point is to acknowledge the role of families in fighting poverty. That’s not about being a moralistic scold, but about helping American kids.http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/opinion/when-liberals-blew-it.html?_r=2&utm_source=The+Witherspoon+Institute&utm_campaign=36e8f874ba-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_15ce6af37b-36e8f874ba-84094405
The Citadel looks to end streak vs ETSU Associated Press FAB FRESHMEN: The Citadel’s Kaelon Harris, Fletcher Abee and Rudy Fitzgibbons III have combined to account for 40 percent of the team’s scoring this season, including 36 percent of all Bulldogs points over the last five games.DEFENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS: The Bulldogs have given up only 81.6 points per game across 12 conference games. That’s an improvement from the 85.5 per game they allowed against non-conference foes.HOT HARRIS: Harris has connected on 25.7 percent of the 70 3-pointers he’s attempted and has made 2 of 17 over his last five games. He’s also converted 72.6 percent of his foul shots this season.WINLESS WHEN: The Citadel is 0-12 when scoring fewer than 73 points and 6-5 when scoring at least 73.STREAK STATS: The Citadel has lost its last seven road games, scoring 69.9 points, while allowing 81.3 per game.DID YOU KNOW: The East Tennessee State defense has forced opponents into turnovers on an impressive 23.7 percent of all possessions, which is the 22nd-highest rate in the country. The Citadel has turned the ball over on 20.6 percent of its possessions (ranked 279th among Division I teams). Share This StoryFacebookTwitteremailPrintLinkedinRedditThe Citadel (6-17, 0-12) vs. East Tennessee State (21-4, 10-2)Freedom Hall Civic Center, Johnson City, Tennessee; Wednesday, 7 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: East Tennessee State looks to extend The Citadel’s conference losing streak to 16 games. The Citadel’s last SoCon win came against the Samford Bulldogs 87-83 on Feb. 23, 2019. East Tennessee State is coming off a 73-60 win at Mercer in its most recent game.
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Facebook19Tweet0Pin0Submitted by MetroParks TacomaIn light of the governor’s orders and public health guidance and expectations around social distancing, Metro Parks Tacoma is taking the following actions:These facilities will close at the end of their regular schedule on Friday, March 13:Point Defiance Zoo & AquariumNorthwest Trek Wildlife ParkAll four community centers (Eastside, STAR, People’s, Norpoint)Tacoma Nature CenterW. Seymour ConservatoryFort Nisqually Living History MuseumAll programs are canceled, including indoor, outdoor, and volunteer work parties.All rentals — including community center rooms, the Point Defiance Pagoda, Titlow Lodge, Wapato and Dune pavilions, etc — are canceled. We will work with renters to reschedule or give full refunds.These decisions are effective through March 31. In the meantime, we will continue evaluating the situation with public health authorities and other partners.Parks will be maintained and open during their regular operating hours.Our staff members are handling a high rate of phone calls, and we ask for your patience as we work through these issues. We will keep updating our website as developments warrant.We know that Metro Parks facilities provide important benefits and services to the community, and these closures and cancellations will have real impacts. We remain in contact with partner agencies and community service providers as we contemplate the consequences of all these actions.