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With thousands of bank owned homes for sale in Miami and thousands more of foreclosed properties in various areas of Florida dragging the state's housing market down, the U.S. federal government saw fit to provide the area with the biggest share of federal aid reserved for states that got the wo...

The economic problem of Ohio, believed by economists to have been present even before the housing market crisis, has been made worse by the increasing number of homes falling under foreclosure and pre foreclosure listings. U.S. President Barack Obama recently visited the state to assure the publ...

Inventories for unsold dwellings in the U.S. rose during the month of August. These include Fannie Mae homes for sale, other types of foreclosed residential properties, newly built dwellings and existing homes. The rise marks the eighth consecutive month that housing inventories have moved up. I...

Almost 50% of the total number of owners of foreclosed homes for sale in Miami has not taken part in the state-sponsored mediation program. Data for the Miami-Dade metro in Florida showed that almost half of the more than 24,000 foreclosure cases in the city for the current year had no participa...

The number of properties under bank and government foreclosure listings is rising in most areas of Idaho. Just like almost all states in the U.S., Idaho is also wary of a possible second recession hitting the state and the whole country, with factors such as continuous weakness in the housing ma...

Landlords and owners of houses for rent in Ames, Iowa have complained that the latest proposed changes to the city's rental home code will require them to spend money on repairs and upgrades that they cannot afford. Some owners are even considering selling off their rental properties rather than...

Buying Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac properties can be a great way to save on all kinds of great real estate. Since Fannie and Freddie are lending agencies, they sometimes have to deal with repossessions and foreclosures. When a homeowner defaults on a mortgage, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's lenders...

 Las Vegas, Nevada is on top of the country's list in terms of number of foreclosures and listings of repossessed houses. In an effort to address the problem, city Mayor Oscar Goodman is reportedly considering giving an order to banks not to release any more foreclosed property in the market for...

Statistics on commercial and residential foreclosures for the third quarter of 2010 in some areas of Texas produced a mix of both positive and negative developments. In Collin County, the third quarter marks a one percent decline in foreclosure totals, including Freddie Mac Foreclosures. However...

Negotiating to buy Freddie Mac repo homes can be a process that takes some skill, but as long as you take your time, do your research and stay within your budget you can get some absolutely fantastic deals on real estate. Buying Freddie Mac homes is just like buying repo homes for sale. They are...