• What is the difference between “short sale,” “REO” and “foreclosure”? [read more]

The housing market morass has created a new class of real estate investors: the unintentional landlords. [read more]

Real estate transfer information is public record and is examined regularly by financial institutions, real estate agents and companies that sell products to homeowners.  [read more]

Q:I am one of the unfortunate who has to deal with eventual foreclosure. Can you tell me how long I can remain in my home until legally having to vacate' -- Constance. [read more]

Q: I am one of the unfortunate who has to deal with eventual foreclosure. Can you tell me how long I can remain in my home until legally having to vacate? A: Before the foreclose takes place, please talk to your lender - and not just a low-level loan officer...  [read more]

Responses from Payne County clerk candidates Glenna Craig and Linda Hatfield to questions posed by the Stillwater League of Women Voters. The July 29 primary will elect the County Clerk. [read more]

There are many confusing terms out there today regarding "distressed properties." This article will discuss the different terms used in real estate, such as short sale, and foreclosure to help you understand what you are seeing. [read more]

A surge in foreclosures is forcing more and more lenders to take a loss on bad loans, giving rise to a speculative real estate practice known as a “short sale.” Here’s how it works: When a homeowner is threatened with foreclosure, an investor negotiates with the lender to buy the mortgage for far less than is owed. If all goes well, the sellers reduce their debt, the buyer gets a good deal and ... [read more]

BOSTON -- A Princeton man has been sentenced to nine years in prison on federal wire fraud and tax evasion charges. [read more]

ASH FLAT — At an auction Thursday, the commissioner of state lands sought to collect $16,000 in unpaid property taxes owed on land linked to developer Wayne Watkins, but at the end of the sale, the state had netted only $2,000 in taxes. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition) [read more]

"The market is bad now," said Marshall Isenberg, who appraises properties for foreclosure sales in the county. "Banks are willing to take a loss." Real estate agent Ray Doster said mortgage lenders, who typically buy the properties in foreclosure sales, often are willing to sell at steep discounts. "There are some tremendous buys," he said. But they rarely are willing to accept half of the ... [read more]

Sonoma County District Attorney Stephen Passalacqua and Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma, will be panelists at a Foreclosure Prevention Workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., tomorrow, Saturday, July 19. [read more]

Properties scheduled for foreclosure in August continued their climb in most Central Texas counties tracked by Foreclosure Listing Service, Inc., (FLS) but Hays fared better than several. [read more]

California and Florida cities continue to account for most of the nation’s foreclosure activity, according to the monthly RealtyTrac report that monitors 230 metropolitan areas. [read more]

Q: I am one of the unfortunate who has to deal with eventual foreclosure. Can you tell me how long I can remain in my home until legally having to vacate? A: Before the foreclose takes place, please talk to your lender - and not just a low-level loan officer...  [read more]

With a rise in foreclosures over the past couple of years, many homeowners could use a welcoming place to get prevention information. Organizers of Saturday’s Foreclosure Prevention Assistance Fair at Crossroads Church hope they did that for the estimated 50 people who attended. [read more]

Q:I am one of the unfortunate who has to deal with eventual foreclosure. Can you tell me how long I can remain in my home until legally having to vacate' -- Constance. [read more]

Fewer homeowners are able to keep up with loan payments on their properties, leading to higher-than-ever foreclosure rates across the Charleston area. Foreclosures in the region hovered around recent records during the second quarter as lenders filed a total of 871 foreclosure lawsuits against property owners, an analysis by The Post and Courier has found. [read more]

About 200 North Coast homeowners, many of them facing the threat of foreclosure, sought help - and in some cases a miracle - on Saturday during a workshop in Santa Rosa."The mortgage crisis is a community problem that affects us all," said Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma, who participated in a panel discussion on alternatives to foreclosure. [read more]

MURRIETA ---- City leaders who organized a recent foreclosure workshop expressed frustration this week that few lenders turned out to participate in the discussion. During a foreclosure workshop held last weekend at Calvary Chapel in Murrieta, more t [read more]