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Report: Fewer US homes foreclosed upon in April
National foreclosure trends took a positive turn in April, as the number of homes seized by banks declined and fewer properties entered into the ...
Obama, Romney trying to refocus on economy Friday
The presidential candidates tried to put aside politically risky talk of gay rights Friday and return to Americans' top worry, the economy, in two ...
Obama wants Congress to help homeowners
Refocusing on the economy, President Barack Obama on Friday pushed Republicans to back housing policies the White House says would help shore up ...
Foreclosures squeezing US home prices and sales
Rising foreclosures are weighing on the U.S. housing market, reducing prices and keeping new-home sales weak. Foreclosed homes are usually sold at ...
Bank reports point to a healing housing market
Earnings reports from two major banks Friday painted a picture of a healing housing market, with more Americans taking out mortgages, paying them on ...
March foreclosure activity down to near 5-year low
More U.S. homes are entering the foreclosure process, setting the stage for a surge in properties repossessed by lenders this year. The number of ...
Fed issues guidelines for banks converting homes
The Federal Reserve has issued policy guidelines for banks turning foreclosed homes they own into rentals, a trend that could help boost falling home ...
Home prices fell in January in most US cities
Home prices fell in January for a fifth straight month in most major U.S. cities, as modest sales increases have yet to boost prices. The Standard & ...
BofA to offer rentals as foreclosure alternative
Bank of America says it has begun a pilot program offering some of its mortgage customers who are facing foreclosure a chance to stay in their homes ...
US home re-sales complete best winter in 5 years
U.S. home sales are gradually coming back. A mild winter and a stronger job market have helped boost sales ahead of the crucial spring buying season.
US home re-sales dip but best winter in 5 years
U.S. sales of previously occupied home dipped last month but the sales pace for the winter was the best in five years. The National Association of ...
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 ...
Foreclosures comprised smaller slice of 2011 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 ...
Foreclosure activity edges higher in January
Banks took back more U.S. homes in January than in the previous month, the latest sign that foreclosures are accelerating after slowing sharply last ...
States, banks reach foreclosure-abuse settlement
U.S. states reached a landmark $25 billion deal Thursday with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses that occurred after the ...
Obama seeks to broaden reach of housing assistance
Conceding his earlier housing programs have fallen short, President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed a vast expansion of government assistance to ...
Obama details broader housing plan
President Barack Obama called on Congress Wednesday to make it easier for millions of additional homeowners to refinance their mortgages at lower ...
Gingrich, Romney attack each other on foreclosures
Rivals Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney are trading barbs over their income from mortgage firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In Thursday's debate in ...
Candidates unloved in FL town hit by foreclosures
At Our Daily Bread Food Pantry, the conversation often centers on real estate. Once taboo details — home values and what people paid for their ...
Candidates unloved in town hit by foreclosures
Lehigh Acres in Florida knows the housing crisis first hand. And it's in the spotlight with Florida's Republican presidential primary looming next ...
Foreclosures made up 20 pct. of home sales in 3Q
Foreclosures made up a smaller slice of all U.S. homes sold in last year's third quarter, as banks delayed placing properties for sale and home sales ...
US 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 ...
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 ...
Federal report: Home flipping drove housing bubble
A new federal report shows that speculative real estate investors played a larger role than originally thought in driving the housing bubble that led ...
2012 Mortgage delinquencies seen dropping sharply
If the U.S. economy does not suffer more setbacks, the rate of mortgage holders behind on their payments should decline significantly by the end of ...