Minnesota State Profile

Minnesota reported a second consecutive year of robust employment growth. Minnesota's economy gained more than 28,000 jobs in 2005, attaining a record level of 2.72 million jobs in the fourth quarter. Year-over-year employment growth in the fourth quarter was 1.0 percent...

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Finding Opportunity in the Minnesota Real Estate Market: Pre-Foreclosures

In any real estate market -particularly in areas in which home economic value are facing downward pressures (i.e., high unemployment levels, overpriced housing markets, or high levels of adjustable-rate mortgages), a certain percentage of homeowners will be in foreclosure of their mortgage payment or facing foreclosure.

Mortgage loan default can occur dues to many causes: job loss, divorce, health issues. Many mortgage lenders practices have contributed to default rates due to the entry of mortgage products that were planned to lower monthly loan payments and to help borrowers qualify for larger loan amounts, while others required little in the way of documentation during the approval procedure. These riskier loans have made it easier for some people to get mortgage loans, but they also can raised the possibility that some borrowers may end up in foreclosure...

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