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Melissa, marketing analyst - who has written 19 posts on Trulia Blog - Real Estate Blog.


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Top 10 Hottest Foreclosure Markets

Monday, October 13, 2008

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Foreclosure news is everywhere. Every day you read about the hardest hit markets, the highest number of new filings and where they’re stalling the recovery of the local markets.   And everyone has the same question:  “Where will recovery happen first?”  I wonder if it’s anything like the interest in individual stocks in the stock market…Sure, [...]

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Palin vs. Biden - Part One: Education

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

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As Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential candidate, prepares to speak tonight at the RNC, we thought we’d take a peek at the school systems in the cities where the VP candidates currently reside. Education will be a widely discussed topic during the next two months, so we decided to look at the public schools in both [...]

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July Foreclosures

Monday, August 18, 2008

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The number of bank-owned homes hit the three-quarter million mark in July, according to the latest report by RealtyTrac. It is estimated that bank-owned homes currently account for 15 to 20 percent of all resale inventory on the market, meaning cities that are swimming in foreclosure inventory could have a long road of recovery [...]

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Donald Trump to the rescue!

Friday, August 15, 2008

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Remember back in June when it was reported that Ed McMahon was facing foreclosure on his Beverly Hills home? Well, The Donald is stepping in to help by purchasing the home and leasing it back to him. Right on, Mr. Trump! Say, if you’re interested in extending a hand to anymore Beverly Hills millionaires [...]

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More proof that all real estate is local

Friday, July 25, 2008

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No matter where you look, you’re bound to find a doom-and-gloom story about the housing market - foreclosures at record highs, prices at record lows, but if you want to know the real story, look deeper at a neighborhood level to get a true feel for what’s happening. We took a look at three [...]

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Trulia Joins the Hitwise Top 10 List for Real Estate

Monday, June 9, 2008

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We’re thrilled to learn that Trulia has broken into the Hitwise Top 10 list for Real Estate for the month of May. It seems like just yesterday when we landed a spot as one of the top 20 most visited U.S. real estate websites in September, according to Hitwise. Then, we were stoked [...]

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Trulia commisions Harris to gauge consumer sentiment about purchasing a foreclosure

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

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Harris Interactive ® recently conducted a comprehensive survey on our behalf showing that while more than half of all U.S. adults would consider purchasing a foreclosed home, over two-thirds also feel that there are several negative aspects of such purchases. The survey was conducted over a three-day period in late April, found that, while 69 [...]

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