Foreclosure Rate Drops For The 12th Straight Month

Foreclosure activity continues to slow throughout the United States. According to data from RealtyTrac, a national foreclosure-tracking firm, the number of foreclosure filings dipped below 215,000 in September 2011, a 6 percent decrease from August. A “foreclosure filing” is defined as any...

Celebrity Foreclosure?

Somehow the rich and famous cant escape foreclosure??? How does Nicolas Cage get behind on his mortgage payments? The same way other rich and famous people do. Rich, famous . . . and in foreclosure – 1 – celebrity mortgages – MSN...

5 Risky Mortgage Types To Avoid

Image via Wikipedia If there’s anything we’ve learned from the subprime meltdown of 2008 and crash of 1987, it’s that we should all proceed with caution when borrowing money to purchase or refinance a home. The type of mortgage you choose can mean the difference between one day...

How To Buy Bank-Owned Homes

Foreclosure filings rose close to 20 percent nationwide last month versus February, according to foreclosure-tracking firm RealtyTrac.com, and for the 13th straight month, total filings topped 300,000. In addition, bank repossessions reached an all-time, quarterly record. Through the first three months of...

The Foreclosure Crisis Depends On Where You Live

Foreclosures stories dominate the national housing news. It seems at least one foreclosure-related story makes its way to the front page or the nightly news every week. But for as much as the foreclosure filing statistics can be astounding — over 300,000 homes were served last month alone — the...

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