Foreclosure starts down on annual basis in October
U.S. homes are entering the foreclosure process at a slower pace than a year ago, and fewer properties are being repossessed by lenders, new data show.
State’s housing market shows signs of stabilizing
The number of foreclosed properties sold is declining nationally and in Wisconsin, showing signs that the housing market is stabilizing.
More US homes facing foreclosure risk in June
Banks are increasingly placing homes with unpaid mortgages on a countdown that could deliver a swell of new foreclosed properties onto the market by early next year, potentially weighing further on home values.
US sales of foreclosure homes rose in 1Q
Homes in some stage of the foreclosure process saw their share of overall U.S. sales grow in the first quarter despite falling sales of those owned by banks.
Wisconsin foreclosures on the rise (UPDATE)
More U.S. homes are entering the foreclosure process, setting the stage for a surge in properties repossessed by lenders this year.
Some states saw spike in foreclosures in February
Foreclosure activity surged last month across about half of the nation's states, as banks tackled a backlog of homes with mortgages that had gone unpaid yet remained in limbo due to delays stemming from foreclosure-abuse claims.
Foreclosures comprised smaller slice of 2011 home sales
Bank-owned homes and short sales last year accounted for the smallest slice of overall sales in three years but still made up nearly a quarter of all U.S. homes sold in 2011.
2011’s foreclosure rate lowest since pre-recession
About 1.9 million homes entered the foreclosure process in 2011, the lowest level since 2007 when the recession began, according to a report Thursday by the foreclosure listing firm RealtyTrac Inc.
Scheduled home auctions hit 9-month high in Nov.
Fewer U.S. homes entered the foreclosure process or were taken back by banks in November, reflecting a seasonal pullback in foreclosure activity by lenders and mortgage servicers.
US foreclosure activity hits 7-month high in Oct.
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 […]
Wisconsin ranks 10th in July foreclosures
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 […]
New-home sales get boost after weak winter
By Derek Kravitz Associated Press Washington — More people bought new homes in March, giving the battered industry a small lift after the worst winter for sales in almost a […]
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