I think this explains it. Fearing Blight, a California Town Makes It a Crime to Neglect Foreclosed Homes
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124112509277274533.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124112509277274533.html
Quote from EMRGLOBAL:
This makes the most sense. I say destroy all the homes that are not being sold, that are half built. Clean the land up and let the land sit. Get ride of the inventory......it's been paid for.
Start fresh. Its a loss. period.
Quote from ByLoSellHi:
If true, that would imply that the bank couldn't literally give these homes away, as that would result in at least some revenue, rather than a cost to demolish the homes, plus the forever lost revenue from any sale.
He talks about many homes in many subdivisions in Southern California being simply torn down - brand new homes.
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Quote from Trendytrader:
OK so under new FASB rules should the bank mark-to-market the value of this property (land value $50k) or should we mark-to-best-estimate i.e. $250k