Texas Foreclosure Activity Rises in February

Foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 9,554 Texas properties in February, a 5 percent increase from January.

Florida Foreclosure Activity Rises in February

Foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 26,337 Florida properties in February, a 6 percent increase from January and 40 percent above the level reported for February 2011.

Illinois Foreclosure Activity Falls in February

Foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 13,298 Illinois properties in February, a 7 percent decrease from January, but still 39 percent above the level reported for February 2011, according

Pennsylvania Foreclosure Activity Falls in February

Foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 4,494 Pennsylvania properties in February, a 2 percent decrease from January, but still 45 percent above the level reported for February 2011.

Georgia Foreclosure Activity Falls in February

Foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 12,356 Georgia properties in February, a 1 percent decrease from January and 4 percent below the level reported for February 2011.

Arizona Foreclosure Activity Rises in February

Foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 9,131 Arizona properties in February, a 4 percent increase from January, but still 41 percent below the level reported for February 2011.

Short Sale Tax Tip: Mortgage Forgiveness Taxable in 2013

After a bank forgives your mortgage debt in a short sale, your tax problems may not be over.

Octomom’s House Slated for Foreclosure Auction

The foreclosure auction of “Octomom” Nadya Suleman’s La Habra, Calif., home was postponed today and rescheduled for April 30, 2012,according to RealtyTrac.

Octomom’s House Slated for Foreclosure Auction

The foreclosure auction of “Octomom” Nadya Suleman’s La Habra, Calif., home was postponed today and rescheduled for April 30, 2012,according to RealtyTrac.

Short Sale Tax Tip: Mortgage Forgiveness Taxable in 2013

After a bank forgives your mortgage debt in a short sale, your tax problems may not be over.

Octomom’s House Slated for Foreclosure Auction

The foreclosure auction of “Octomom” Nadya Suleman’s La Habra, Calif., home was postponed today and rescheduled for April 30, 2012,according to RealtyTrac.

Chasing Shadow Inventory: Sloppy Foreclosures and Unintended Consequences

RealtyTrac Vice President Daren Blomquist writes on the shadow inventory issue in the March 2012 issue of Cityscape, a journal published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Chasing Shadow Inventory: Sloppy Foreclosures and Unintended Consequences

RealtyTrac Vice President Daren Blomquist writes on the shadow inventory issue in the March 2012 issue of Cityscape, a journal published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

3 Tips for Buying Foreclosed Homes

Foreclosed homes offer certain benefits to potential buyers, giving them a chance to purchase a property at a price that is much below the market price of that property.

3 Tips for Buying Foreclosed Homes

Foreclosed homes offer certain benefits to potential buyers, giving them a chance to purchase a property at a price that is much below the market price of that property.

Easing Mortgage Standards

It's gotten tougher and tougher to get a mortgage, at least that's the story we commonly hear. So is it time to relax loan standards so that more borrowers can enter the housing market?

Easing Mortgage Standards

It's gotten tougher and tougher to get a mortgage, at least that's the story we commonly hear. So is it time to relax loan standards so that more borrowers can enter the housing market?

Foreclosure Rentals: The Next Big Thing

The world of rental real estate may soon expand with the addition of two preposterously large investors, Fannie Mae and Freddie. Why they want to enter the rental game is very simple: an 8 percent cap rate.

Foreclosure Rentals: The Next Big Thing

The world of rental real estate may soon expand with the addition of two preposterously large investors, Fannie Mae and Freddie. Why they want to enter the rental game is very simple: an 8 percent cap rate.

Home Default Notices Rise in February: RealtyTrac

The number of Americans receiving delinquency notices on their homes rose in February from January, while the backlog of homes in the foreclosure pipeline showed signs of starting to ease, a RealtyTrac report said on Thursday.