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US Foreclosures' Flurry of Activity

With the end of Q3, one of the major sites publish the actual number of foreclosure fillings that is 937,840 - that means that 1 in every 136 homes received a foreclosure filling nationwide. In september, the...

New California Legislation: Will it stop foreclosures or just delay them?

"In California, distressed homeowners will be able to have a fighting chance against foreclosure ever since the passing of the new state legislation Senate Bill 1137. The said law requires the mortgage lender or...

Arizona Taps $13.6M to Address Foreclosure Problems

"For Arizona homeowners facing foreclosure, you will be relieved to know that assistance is on its way. The state government has decided to tap its funds and set up housing and foreclosure prevention programs...

Gap Between Prime and Subprime Foreclosures Narrowing

The foreclosure crisis, which hit the subprime industry at the beginning of 2006, has now crossed-over to the prime mortgages. As the non-profit alliance HOPE NOW reported that for the month of July, about 105,000 of the 197,000 foreclosure filings originated from prime...

HIV-Positive Tenants Worried About Foreclosures

In New York City, it is not only the troubled homeowners and lenders who are experiencing stress from the rising foreclosure rate. Even tenants are becoming innocent victims, getting forced out of their homes...

Help Available for Ohio Families Facing Foreclosure

As the problem in the housing industry endures, an increasing number of Ohio homeowners face the possibility of losing their homes to foreclosure. The number of foreclosure filings soared by 88 percent since 2006...

HOPE Helps 2 Million Distressed Homeowners

For the past 13 months, the housing coalition HOPE NOW has provided assistance to over 2 million distressed homeowners so that they can continue to keep their homes and stop foreclosure. This is according to the...

Teens Suffer from Enduring Foreclosure Crisis

In the midst of the foreclosure crisis, teenagers are experiencing trouble at home especially when their parents are imposing measures that will allow them to pay their mortgage dues each month. It is not...

Foreclosure Crisis Still Rearing Its Ugly Head

It seems that the tough times in the market are still not over. If you check out the data gathered from the month of July, it shows that foreclosure filings increased by 8 percent from the previous month and 55...

Foreclosure Prevention Seminar Announced

In an effort to stave off the rising number of foreclosure homes, the Davidson County Community Action has decided to host a foreclosure prevention seminar by the end of this month. The said event is a response...

Attorney General Fights Foreclosure Injustice

Last Wednesday, a lawsuit was filed by Attorney General Richard Blumenthal against Countrywide Financial Group for alleged violations of banking laws and consumer rights. If the case prospers, hundreds of...

Courts Launch Program for Early Foreclosure Intervention

In New York, troubled homeowners are getting additional help from their respected state courts. In line with the state’s efforts to curb the rising foreclosure rate, a new program involving early intervention...

Mortgage Lending Industry Urged to Delay Foreclosure

With the new housing legislation expected to provide relief for many troubled homeowners, it is not surprising that lawmakers are urging mortgage lenders to delay foreclosure filings until after the new law has...

Newly-Approved Housing Bill Considered as Good Band-Aid

Finally, there is hope for troubled homeowners. The very controversial foreclosure housing bill, signed by President George Bush last Wednesday, is considered to be the a good band-aid since it is the first...

Increasing Foreclosures Building Up The Massachusetts Foreclosure Listings

Massachusetts has been taking the problem of foreclosures very seriously. Some months back, if one looked at the Massachusetts foreclosure listings, it was easy to know that there were an increasing number of...

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