Delta’s formula for winning over New York travelers is simple: floor-to-ceiling windows, abundant power outlets and a burger joint with a cult-like following.The airline opened a sprawling $1.4 billion terminal at John F.WASHINGTON – The number of American homeowners dragged into the housing crisis fell last month to the lowest level since June as new state laws lengthened the foreclosure process, RealtyTrac reported today.
“We’re going to have a pretty significant spike in January,” said Rick Sharga, RealtyTrac’s vice president for marketing.
Plus, as job losses mount, “increases in foreclosure activity follow that pretty directly,” Sharga added.
Nationwide, more than 259,000 homes received at least one foreclosure-related notice in November, down 7 percent from October, but 28 percent higher than a year ago, RealtyTrac said.
The report comes as Democrats, including President-elect Barack Obama, insist that the government must use some of the bailout funds to halt rising foreclosures.
Last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported that a record one in 10 American homeowners with a mortgage was either at least a month behind on their payments or in foreclosure at the end of September.
RealtyTrac monitors default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions.
More than 78,000 properties were repossessed by lenders last month, said the Irvine, Calif.-based company.
