‘Golden’ Opportunities in Tampa

The July 2012 issue of Foreclosure News Report spotlights Tampa, Florida, an area that took big hits in property values during the market downturn, and still presents great opportunities for real estate investors looking to cash in on purchasing rent

RealtyTrac Names Industry Veteran Lauren Guzak Head of Data Licensing Efforts and Expands Real Estate Datamart

RealtyTrac® (www.realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today announced that it has hired real estate data licensing veteran Lauren Guzak as Vice President of Data Licensing.

Will The Merkley Plan Slash Foreclosure Levels?

Just about everyone agrees that the housing market would be much stronger if millions of mortgages could be refinanced.

Multiple Offers: What to Do

If you are buying real estate right now you have received the phone call from your real estate agent: “We are in a multiple offer situation.”

Multiple Offers: What to Do

If you are buying real estate right now you have received the phone call from your real estate agent: “We are in a multiple offer situation.”

Multiple offers: What to do

If you are buying real estate right now you have received the phone call from your real estate agent: “We are in a multiple offer situation.”

Will The Merkley Plan Slash Foreclosure Levels?

Just about everyone agrees that the housing market would be much stronger if millions of mortgages could be refinanced.

‘The Lost Bank,’ The Inside Story of Washington Mutual’s Demise

Kirsten Grind’s new book, “The Lost Bank: chronicles the rise and fall of Washington Mutual, one of the nation’s largest subprime lenders.

Servicers Give Lip Service to Short Sales

Several mortgage servicers gave impressive lip service to promoting short sales at a recent industry conference, and the recent increase in short sales may demonstrate their money is where their mouths are.

‘The Lost Bank,’ The Inside Story of Washington Mutual’s Demise

Kirsten Grind’s new book, “The Lost Bank: chronicles the rise and fall of Washington Mutual, one of the nation’s largest subprime lenders.

Servicers Give Lip Service to Short Sales

Several mortgage servicers gave impressive lip service to promoting short sales at a recent industry conference, and the recent increase in short sales may demonstrate their money is where their mouths are.

Why Lenders Don’t List REOs: Procedural and Practical Impediments

A recent AOL Real Estate blog post on bank-owned homes being held off the market raise a few eyebrows, even among those who acknowledge a so-called shadow inventory.

Foreclosure Activity Gets Ugly in First Half

Realtytrac’s Midyear 2012 Metropolitan Foreclosure Market Report showed that foreclosure activity in the first half of 2012 increased from the previous six months in 125 of the nation’s 212 metropolitan areas with a population of 200,000 or more.

Foreclosures Surge in First Half of 2012

Even with the U.S. housing market showing signs of stabilizing, foreclosures around the country are surging.

Negative Equity Problem Could Make Foreclosure Crisis Even Worse

Just when you thought the housing market might be on the mend, news that foreclosure activity is on the rise across the country reopens a painful wound.

Stockton No. 1 in Foreclosures

Stockton has again become the nation's No. 1 foreclosure market, according to RealtyTrac.

Foreclosures Surge in First Half of 2012

Even with the U.S. housing market showing signs of stabilizing, foreclosures around the country are surging.

Foreclosure Activity Gets Ugly in First Half

Realtytrac’s Midyear 2012 Metropolitan Foreclosure Market Report showed that foreclosure activity in the first half of 2012 increased from the previous six months in 125 of the nation’s 212 metropolitan areas with a population of 200,000 or more.

Stockton No. 1 in Foreclosures

Stockton has again become the nation's No. 1 foreclosure market, according to RealtyTrac.

Negative Equity Problem Could Make Foreclosure Crisis Even Worse

Just when you thought the housing market might be on the mend, news that foreclosure activity is on the rise across the country reopens a painful wound.