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Even with manufactured foreclosures, condos and townhouses taken out of the equation, foreclosures among existing dwellings in some areas of Nevada still recorded some of the highest levels all around the country. The second quarter of 2010 saw nondistressed home sales increasing in number, but t...

The houses that were purchased by Indio, California from bank and Freddie Mac foreclosure lists and were renovated under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program are about to be sold. To make the renovated dwellings even more affordable, the city also offers financial assistance to buyers up to a ...

The recovery of the U.S. housing market has slowed and efforts from the federal government are supposedly not helping much in terms of lowering the number of property tax deed sales and foreclosures in the country. The government's main foreclosure mitigation effort, the Home Affordable Modifica...

As the number of dwellings ending up in foreclosure lists and repo homes listings continues to rise in Charlotte, North Carolina, commercial properties are also facing a battle of their own. The latest building facing foreclosure-related trouble is the EpiCentre entertainment complex in the upto...

Lynn and Kandace Marriott of Navarro County, Texas were recently sentenced to long years in prison after being found guilty of fraudulent mortgage activities that caused a handful of mobile homes foreclosures in the area. According to court reports, the couple and some other members of their fam...

A duplex in Steamboat Springs, Colorado was destroyed during an August 14 fire. According to residents, the incident embodies the problems facing the county, including expanding bank and Fannie Mae foreclosure lists, immigration and high unemployment rates. The number of foreclosed properties re...

In an effort to stem the tide of foreclosure, the government has made it more difficult for lenders to start foreclosure proceedings on a property. Tighter lis pendens law has aided this effort and some analysts speculate that this is part of the reason for the decline in the number of pre forec...

The increasing number of distressed homes for sale in Seattle, Washington has created a series of problems for real estate agents and for the banks that owned these properties. Several foreclosed mansions were reportedly being occupied by squatters who, on top of living in the houses illegally, ...

Although the number of Boston repossessed houses for sale and foreclosure rates in almost all areas of Massachusetts remain huge concerns, some analysts believe that the state's property market might have a better chance for a quick recovery than other areas due to improving job market condition...

A number of legislators and residents feel that, with the number of homes being sold at Fresno foreclosure auctions and the amount of properties falling under foreclosures, Fresno, as well as the whole San Joaquin Valley, California, should have gotten a bigger share of the latest federal assist...