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By ?ALEX VEIGA AP Real Estate Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — More U.S. homes entered the foreclosure process in October than in the previous month, with Florida, Pennsylvania and Indiana registering among the largest monthly increases, new data show. Some ...

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By DEREK KRAVITZ AP Real Estate Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreclosures made up roughly one-third of all home sales this spring. While that’s a smaller share of sales from the previous quarter, it’s six times the percentage of foreclosures in ...

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By Derek Kravitz Associated Press Washington — The Obama administration could turn thousands of government-owned foreclosures into rental properties to help boost falling home prices. The Federal Housing Finance Agency said it was seeking input from investors on how to ...

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By ALEX VEIGA AP Real Estate Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fewer U.S. homes entered the foreclosure process or were seized by lenders in July, the latest sign banks are taking a measured approach to moving against homeowners who have ...

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By DEREK KRAVITZ AP Real Estate Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer people bought previously occupied homes in June, putting this year on pace to be the worst for sales since the housing bust. Home sales fell 0.8 percent last month to ...

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By MICHELLE CONLIN and ?PALLAVI GOGOI AP Business Writers Mortgage industry employees are still signing documents they haven’t read and using fake signatures more than eight months after big banks and mortgage companies promised to stop the illegal practices that ...

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin homeowners who are at risk of foreclosure have two more weeks to apply for assistance through a federal program. Eligible homeowners can qualify for an interest-free loan up to $50,000. The money would be used to ...

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By MARTIN CRUTSINGER and ?MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Lower unemployment, bankruptcies and foreclosures in March reduced the nation’s economic stress to its lowest point this year, according to The Associated Press’ monthly analysis of conditions around the country. More than ...

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By DEREK KRAVITZ AP Real Estate Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Builders broke ground on more new homes last month, giving the weak housing market a slight boost at the start of the spring buying season. Home construction rose 7.2 percent ...

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By DEREK KRAVITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON — Homebuilders are more pessimistic about the housing market this month, a dismal sign at the start of the spring-buying season. The National Association of Home Builders said its index of industry sentiment for ...

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