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The main source of government foreclosures homes is the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The agency only works with real estate brokers and agents which they have certified. Any broker or agent worth their salt are certified by the HUD and it is a matter of finding one you can work w...

Housing market data for November 2010 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas showed a 16% decline in the total number of foreclosure filings compared with November 2009. However, market analysts report that the decline is not due to the temporary hold imposed on foreclosed property sales and for...

The number of bank foreclosed properties and list of federal foreclosures continues to increase in Florida, allowing the state to retain its ranking as the third state in the whole of U.S. with the highest number of filings for the 2010 third quarter. Almost all areas of the state suffer from hi...

Some members of the California housing market industry have criticized the moratorium on foreclosure sales announced by Bank of America and other major lenders, asserting that the move is not providing any foreclosure help to homeowners and the residential property industry in general. According...

Chris Koster, Attorney General of Missouri, has recently announced that he will not impose a moratorium on bank foreclosures in Kansas City and the whole state, stating that to do so will cause economic harm to the area. The statement was made by the state AG in response to requests from Kansas ...

Many people make the mistake of jumping onto the bandwagon of investing in bank foreclosure homes for sale without much knowledge and preparation. They get burned easily and get saddled with a home that can prove to be financially stressful to maintain. Features of Bank Foreclosures Buying bank ...

Foreclosure houses for sale have several times over delivered the American dream of home ownership to millions of individuals and families. In doing so, it has uplifted the lives of many people as it positively impacted the nation's economy. That is why even the government has been providing sup...

Somehow buyers get away with purchasing fixer upper homes whatever the market conditions may be. Mostly because some buyers have their own special reasons for purchasing this type of distressed property. Some buyers purchase fixer uppers to fulfill a desire to build a home almost from scratch an...

Although bank and HUD foreclosures have been largely credited for pulling the housing market of Boston, Massachusetts down, analysts have reported that a further decline is possible with the presence of two other factors: overall economic downturn and rising housing rental rates. A study release...

A study on the future of the U.S. home for rental market was recently discussed at the MFE Conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada by Investment Research analyst Jack Kern. The research, commissioned by the publication "Multifamily Executive," has cautioned multifamily dwelling landlords and owners...