NY Foreclosures Bogged Down in Red Tape

One in every 2,223 homes in New York received a foreclosure filing in October, the most recent month with data, according to research company RealtyTrac.

Rising Prices for Foreclosed Homes in Nevada

Prices for foreclosed homes in Nevada jumped this year as sales volume plummeted, underscoring the state's high demand and slim inventory.

Distressed Home Sales Up on Treasure Coast

Sales of distressed homes on the Treasure Coast increased in both number and as a percentage of overall sales in the third quarter, according to RealtyTrac.

Foreclosures Show Housing Crisis Remains

New information from RealtyTrac, the most well-regarded of the research firms that track foreclosures, reported a sharp increase in the third quarter, when homes in foreclosure rose 21% from the previous quarter.

Short Sales Outpacing Sales of Bank-owned Homes

Sales of U.S. homes facing foreclosure are on the rise and outpacing sales of bank-owned homes, a reflection of stepped up efforts this year by lenders to avoid foreclosing on homes with mortgages gone unpaid.

Short Sales Jump Ahead of Tax Hike

A soon-to-expire tax break for troubled homeowners is helping drive a spurt in "short sales."

Short Sales Surge as End of Tax Break Nears

Homeowners and banks are accelerating sales of properties for less than the amount owed as a U.S. law that gives them a tax break expires at the end of the year.

Distressed Home Sales Up on Treasure Coast

Sales of distressed homes on the Treasure Coast increased in both number and as a percentage of overall sales in the third quarter, according to RealtyTrac.

Short Sales of Homes Surge as Tax Break to Expire: Mortgages

Homeowners and banks are accelerating sales of properties for less than the amount owed as a U.S. law that gives them a tax break expires at the end of the year.

Upshot of the Foreclosure Backlog

FORECLOSURES are taking significantly longer in states where lenders must go through the courts, and the delay may or may not be good for borrowers, depending on their circumstances.

Short Sales Rise Across South Florida, RealtyTrac Says

More lenders are approving short sales before the homes even get to foreclosure in South Florida, according to RealtyTrac.

Short Sales Surge as End of Tax Break Nears

Homeowners and banks are accelerating sales of properties for less than the amount owed as a U.S. law that gives them a tax break expires at the end of the year.

Upshot of the Foreclosure Backlog

Foreclosures are taking significantly longer in states where lenders must go through the courts, and the delay may or may not be good for borrowers, depending on their circumstances. But some researchers say that dragging the process out hurts societ

The Coming Housing ‘Fiscal Cliff’

Most Americans have heard of the “fiscal cliff.”

NY Foreclosures Bogged Down in Red Tape

One in every 2,223 homes in New York received a foreclosure filing in October, the most recent month with data, according to research company RealtyTrac.

Short Sales Jump Ahead of Tax Hike

A soon-to-expire tax break for troubled homeowners is helping drive a spurt in "short sales."

Foreclosures Show Housing Crisis Remains

New information from RealtyTrac, the most well-regarded of the research firms that track foreclosures, reported a sharp increase in the third quarter, when homes in foreclosure rose 21% from the previous quarter.

Rising Prices for Foreclosed Homes in Nevada

Prices for foreclosed homes in Nevada jumped this year as sales volume plummeted, underscoring the state's high demand and slim inventory.

Distressed home sales up on Treasure Coast

Sales of distressed homes on the Treasure Coast increased in both number and as a percentage of overall sales in the third quarter, following the statewide trend, RealtyTrac's third-quarter Foreclosure & Short Sales Report shows.

Short Sales Outnumber REO Sales in Third Quarter

More than 193,000 U.S. properties in some stage of foreclosure were sold during the third quarter of 2012, according to RealtyTrac’s Q3 2012 U.S. Foreclosure & Short Sales Report.