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Dallas Foreclosures Surging in High-End Communities

Dallas foreclosures have been soaring in high-end neighborhoods over the past several months. This year, the number of homes in the $1-million price range that faced foreclosure this year increased by over 20 percent."Dallas foreclosures have been surging in high-end...

Las Vegas Foreclosed Homes Declined, Metro Ranking Improved

Las Vegas foreclosed homes dropped in number in November, improving the ranking of the city based on metro area foreclosure rates. The pace of foreclosures fell by 33 percent to one foreclosure for every 102 residential units. " Las Vegas foreclosed homes decreased in number...

Fort Worth Foreclosures for Sale Rise as Home Defaults Grow

Fort Worth foreclosures for sale grew in number in the July-September quarter as home loan defaults rose. The pace of foreclosures in the Fort Worth-Dallas area increased by nearly 5 percent from the second...

Tampa Foreclosed Homes for Sale Still High, Home Sales Up

Tampa foreclosed homes for sale declined in number in October compared to October last year, but the number is still high. More than 6,200 foreclosure actions were filed in Tampa Bay, marking a drop of almost 18...

San Francisco Foreclosed Homes for Sale Fell, but Will Rise

San Francisco foreclosed homes for sale dropped in number in the July to September quarter, but the number is expected to rise because of the increase in foreclosure filings during the quarter. Home prices in the...

Florida Foreclosure Homes Make State a Buyer’s Market

Many bargain-hunting buyers are grabbing Florida foreclosure homes because of the continuous drop of home prices in the state. Home sales in the state rose by 20 percent last month. " Florida foreclosure homes have wreaked havoc on the lives of thousands of homeowners and...

Texas Foreclosure Homes Impact Homeowners’ Associations

Many homeowners’ association are hurting due to the increase in the number of Texas foreclosure homes, recession and slow collections. To continue their operations, homeowners’ associations are increasing dues,...

Unemployment Drives More Foreclosed Houses in Decatur

The number of foreclose houses in Decatur keeps on rising because of the rising joblessness rate in the city. Decatur’s unemployment rate in April was among the highest rates in Illinois. " As joblessness worsens in Decatur, the largest city in the Illinois county of Macon,...

Bank Foreclosure Listings on the Rise in Vermont

The Bank Foreclosure Listings in Vermont increased in May compared to the same month figures the previous year. However, state officials claimed that Vermont is better off than other states in terms of foreclosure rates."Vermont recorded an increase in the number of...

Habitat for Humanity Restores Foreclosed Homes for Sales

A program to acquire and fix foreclosed homes for sales in a foreclosure-battered neighborhood of Menlo Park has been launched by Habitat for Humanity’s San Francisco chapter. The restored homes will be sold to families earning between 40 and 60 percent of Belle Haven’s...

Saint Petersburg Pushes Up Florida’s Foreclosures by State

Foreclosed homes in neighborhoods in Saint Petersburg have put Floridaforeclosures by state with 385,309 residential properties with foreclosure filings, according to foreclosure tracking firm RealtyTrac. It also had the second among the top three in rankings of foreclosures...

Declining Mortgage Rates Helps Foreclosure Prevention

The mortgage interest rates provided by Freddie Mac are presently at their lowest in years. This trend has been a good opportunity for homeowners who are facing foreclosure to take advantage of loan refinancing options. " From 6.06 percent last year, the average for 30-year...

Tenth Largest U.S. State Shows Low Turnout of Foreclosures

As one of the largest states in the United States but with the lowest population, Wyoming registered a low foreclosure rate while surrounding states vary in impact from foreclosures. Nearby states like Montana and South Dakota registered some of the lowest foreclosure rates...

Condos in Foreclosure Create Problems for the Association

In the last couple of years, the housing industry has been in very bad shape — thanks primarily to the growing number of foreclosed properties including condo units. For this reason, many condo associations are having problems involving fee collection. "National...

Foreclosure Worsens Neighborhood Conditions

Since there is obviously no end in sight for the foreclosure crisis just yet, it is not surprising that even neighborhoods are experiencing difficulties because of these foreclosure properties. "In Queens, a...

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