North Carolina Foreclosure Activity Drops in November

Foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 2,710 North Carolina properties in November, an 8 percent decrease from October.

Wisconsin Foreclosure Activity Rises in November

Foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 4,382 Wisconsin properties in November, a 9 percent increase from October.

Why We Need More Real Estate Investors

Investors did it. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, real estate investors had an outsized role in the collapse of the mortgage marketplace and the national economy.

Will Washington Dump Foreclosure Prevention Efforts

It sure didn't take long to raise FHA loan limits. The lower limits went into effect October 1st but were gone by mid-November. Now you can get an FHA loan for as much as $729,750 instead of just $625,500

Moratorium Leads to Dip in Foreclosure Filings

U.S. foreclosure filings fell last month as delinquent homeowners got a holiday break, RealtyTrac reported.

New Foreclosure Wave is Coming

Despite a seasonal slowdown in overall foreclosure activity, and a process still bogged down and backed up by the "robo-signing" processing scandal, the U.S real estate market is about to be hit by another surge of bank repossessions, according to a

Nov. Foreclosure Filings Up Nearly 4 Pct. in Ariz.

Arizona's foreclosure activity in November increased from the same month a year ago for the first time in more than a year as lenders stepped up their efforts to deal with delinquent borrowers, foreclosure tracking firm RealtyTrac said in a report be

Foreclosures Fall, But Number of Auctions Climb

The number of homes involved in the foreclosure process dropped nationally and in most, but not all, Chicago-area counties in November. Some areas saw more properties headed to court-ordered auctions last month.

RealtyTrac: November Foreclosure Activity Hints At Rising Tide

After rising in October, foreclosure activity fell slightly on a monthly basis in November, though signs point to a coming increase in early 2012, according to RealtyTrac.

Will The Occupy Wall Street Movement Impact Foreclosures

In the 1960s protests against the war in Vietnam and racial segregation were on the news almost every night, a tradition which is now back with the Occupy movement and Bank Transfer Day (November 5th).

Scheduled Foreclosure Auctions At 9-Month High as New Foreclosure Wave Builds

Foreclosure filings were reported on 224,394 U.S. properties in November, a 3 percent decrease from the previous month and a 14 percent decrease from November 2010.

Foreclosure Filings Down 3%, RealtyTrac Reports

Scheduled auctions hit a nine-month high following the default surge that began in August. At the same time, RealtyTrac says REO activity is at a 44-month low.Total foreclosure filings – reported on 224,394 U.S. properties in November – a

Foreclosure Filings Down 3%, RealtyTrac Reports

Scheduled auctions hit a nine-month high following the default surge that began in August. At the same time, RealtyTrac says REO activity is at a 44-month low.Total foreclosure filings – reported on 224,394 U.S. properties in November – a

Would A New Homestead Act Reduce Foreclosures

It was back in 1862 in the midst of the Civil War that the government passed the first Homestead Act, legislation that would give pioneers 160 acres if they settled west of the Mississippi.

New Nevada Law Spurs Big Drop In Homes Entering Foreclosure

For years, the housing news in Nevada has been unrelentingly bleak.So when RealtyTrac announced a 75% drop in the number of Nevada homes entering foreclosure in October, things seemed finally to be looking up in the Silver State.

New Nevada Law Spurs Big Drop In Homes Entering Foreclosure

For years, the housing news in Nevada has been unrelentingly bleak.So when RealtyTrac announced a 75% drop in the number of Nevada homes entering foreclosure in October, things seemed to be looking up in the Silver State.

Why Lenders Have Begun To Accept Foreclosure Write-Offs

The term "cramdown" used to be a dirty word in real estate, an expression meaning that a court would change loan terms — and not in a way that lenders liked.

Why Lenders Have Begun To Accept Foreclosure Write-Offs

The term "cramdown" used to be a dirty word in real estate, an expression meaning that a court would change loan terms — and not in a way that lenders liked.

Will "Frivolous" Lawsuits Doom Big Lenders

Just when you thought things could not possibly get worse a new worry is emerging on the housing front: Is the FHA going to demand billions in paybacks from weary lenders and servicers?

Bank Deal Needed To Solve Foreclosure Crisis

Scientists keep finding new celestial objects when searching through outer space, but the biggest black hole is fairly local, the much-hyped effort to resolve claims by 50 state attorney generals relating to mortgages, robo-signing and securities dis