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Home foreclosures down, bank repos up

Sep 17, 2015
Banks are clearing out 'bottom-of-the-barrel homes.'

Foreclosure crisis just about finished

Jan 15, 2015
A new report says foreclosure filings fell to to approximately the level of 2006.

Zombie Attack!! (Foreclosures, that is)

Mar 13, 2014
Vacant homes in foreclosure can drag down neighborhoods and home prices

Foreclosures are down, but some places may see a surge

Jan 2, 2014
Nearly half of states require that foreclosures go through court. That slower process means a backlog of foreclosures is coming to market.

Tenants fight to stay in foreclosed homes

Nov 28, 2013
Nearly half of people living in foreclosed homes are actually renters

California city tries using eminent domain to help underwater homeowners

Aug 8, 2013
Richmond, California is attempting to keep homeowners in their homes by using eminent domain to buy underwater mortgages, and the banks don't like it.

One family rebuilds in northern Michigan

Jul 26, 2013
One Michigan mother describes the year she went "from broke to badass" on her northern Michigan farm.

For public good, not for profit.

Mobile homes: The original housing bubble

Jul 26, 2013
The mobile home industry had its heyday 15 years ago. Since then, sales have fallen by about 90 percent.

Wall Street revives foreclosed homes as rentals

May 3, 2013
Big investors have been snapping up foreclosed homes and turning them into rentals. Now some of those investors are hoping to capitalize on their distressed buys -- and share the spoils with the general public -- by going public.
A 'bank foreclosure sale' sign is posted in front of townhomes on August 12, 2010 in Los Angeles, Calif.
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Checks sent to foreclosure victims are bouncing

Apr 18, 2013
Thankfully, it seems it's just a paperwork snafu.