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Foreclosures
Delayed foreclosures: drawing out the agony?
Apr 7, 2014
Do long, drawn-out foreclosures really help homeowners prepare?
Foreclosures are down, but the housing market isn't quite moving yet
Aug 15, 2013
The rate of foreclosures in July was down 32 percent from a year earlier, according to RealtyTrac. That sounds like good news, but it masks a stubborn reality.
Con artists take advantage of vacant homes in limbo
Feb 15, 2013
More than 5 million homes have been lost to foreclosure since 2006. That's a lot of real estate, and con artists are determined to put it to good use.
After all those foreclusures, not so many houses for sale
Dec 7, 2012
Some cities with high foreclosure rates actually have housing shortages now, not a glut of foreclosed houses on the market. President Obama's mortgage-relief plan has helped, but another factor is hedge funds investing in houses to rent out.
Shining a light on the shadow inventory
by
Paddy Hirsch
Nov 27, 2012
The housing market looks better, but what about the so-called shadow inventory?
Who is responsible for foreclosed homes?
Aug 17, 2012
An LAPD police officer gives a tour of his precinct in Watts and the blight foreclosed homes have wrought upon the neighborhood. The City of Los Angeles says the banks who own the homes should be responsible for the upkeep of the foreclosures.
Home prices firm up but lenders stay skittish
Jul 24, 2012
Housing prices continue to firm up, but banks still aren’t confident in the housing or job markets to loan to anyone but the safest borrowers.
For public good, not for profit.
With new foreclosure data, a look at the housing market
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David Gura
Jul 12, 2012
We're getting some new data this morning about the housing market. The foreclosure listing company RealtyTrac says there was an uptick in foreclosure activity last month, but it's down compared with a year ago. Which brings us to the eternal question: Has the housing market finally hit bottom?
Latest public health problem: Foreclosures
Jun 22, 2012
The stress of foreclosure is causing ill health for some.