A “hardest hit” fund to help 18 states that were most battered in the mortgage crisis isn’t meeting its goals of helping underwater home owners, according to a report by the...
Foreclosure Backlogs Starting to Clear, Report Says
Foreclosure starts rose 28 percent while foreclosure sales soared 29 percent in January compared to the previous month, according to the latest Lender Processing Services’ January...
The Other Victims in the Foreclosure Crisis: Pets
More real estate professionals report finding pets left behind in abandoned homes from home owners who had been evicted from their properties due to foreclosure. The American Society...
Foreclosure Filings Drop, But More Trouble Ahead?
Foreclosure filings dropped 6 percent from August to September, and marks a 38 percent decrease since September 2010, according to the latest RealtyTrac report. ...
New-Home Sales Plummet, 4th Straight Month
New-home sales dipped 2.3 percent in August, marking its fourth straight month of declines, the Census Bureau reported Monday. ...
Zillow: Market to Reach Bottom Possibly by 2012
With so many housing markets still facing falling property values, a “bumpy road ahead” remains for real estate and the market may not finally reach bottom until 2012, at the...
Where Is Mortgage Fraud Most Common?
Reports of mortgage fraud are on the rise: A government agency reported this week a 31 percent jump in mortgage fraud cases for the first quarter of this year, largely attributed to...


