Foreclosure News

Not wanting to play the Grinch this Christmas, mortgage-finance giant Freddie Mac on Thursday issued an eviction moratorium that'll span the holidays.

The Ramada Inn on Fort Lauderdale's Marina Mile was sold at a 45 percent discount to its foreclosed mortgage.

NEW THIS MORNING, FRESH SIGNS THE COUNTRY IS EMERGING FROM THE HOUSING CRISIS. NUMBERS JUST RELEASED SHOW FORECLOSURES NATIONWIDE PLUNGED TO THE LOWEST LEVEL IN NEARLY 8 YEARS.

From left, Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment volunteers Roberta Herrera and Angelina Jimenez of Los Angeles serve up soup for Occupy protesters that helped a Riverside family move back into their foreclosed home on Layton Ct. on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011.

Foreclosure starts fell 32 percent in November from a year earlier to 52,826, the lowest in almost eight years.

The housing crisis, which led to huge drop in personal wealth for many Americans, may be over at long last.

Vermont's attorney general is suing Bank of America for alleged violations of Vermont's foreclosure mediation and consumer protection laws.

FORECLOSURE STARTS: Foreclosure listing firm RealtyTrac says that the number of homes that got started on the foreclosure path in November fell 10 percent from the previous month and declined 32 percent from a year earlier.

While foreclosures remain a concern in select states, the number of U.S. homes entering the path to foreclosure or winding up repossessed by lenders has fallen to levels not seen in more than six years.

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Quiet Title is a critical term with which every homeowner should become familiar.

's Chief Economist Jed Kolko introduces the revised Housing Barometer, which now shows that 3 of the 5 key housing indicators are on track towards a full recovery.

Home sales slowed in November, largely because of a decline in the number of bargain-priced foreclosures and short sales in the 13-country metro area.

Having a bank turn you down for a loan really sucks, I can tell you from experience.

Looters appeared at this foreclosed home in Long Island, grabbed clothing, toys and furniture that were tossed to the curb by the sheriff's department last month while the neighbors living in the home were at work.

Living in the Sunshine State for some is a blessing but, for too many it is also a curse.

Ah, the New Year. It's a time to look at the previous year, learn from its mistakes, and move forward.

The Affordable Care Act , otherwise known as 'Obamacare', was created to give millions of uninsured Americans access to health care.

The wealth of Americans reached a nominal record high during the summer, the Federal Reserve reported Monday.

In October, 239 homes fell into foreclosure. That's a slight uptick from September, but the state is projected to have less than 3,000 total foreclosures for the year, the lowest since 2007.