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• Foreclosure action against Gaillardia postponed - NewsOK.com June 19, 2013
  Foreclosure action against Gaillardia postponedNewsOK.comFirst Liberty Bank moved to file foreclosure papers against Gaillardia last week, claiming the northwest Oklahoma City country club had not been paying its debt to the bank. Working on a solution. The bank in its filing asked the court to place ...Foreclosure proceedings begin for high-profile golf and […]
• Plight of abandoned homes placed in foreclosure - fox4kc.com June 18, 2013
  Plight of abandoned homes placed in foreclosurefox4kc.comOVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Neighbors in one Overland Park, Kan., subdivision say an abandoned house is killing their property value. It's an unsightly mess they've had to withstand for three years. They said they want the city to tear it down. Waist-high ... […]
• Petersburg city manager owns Richmond house in foreclosure - WWBT June 18, 2013
  Petersburg city manager owns Richmond house in foreclosureWWBTIn a phone interview Thursday, Johnson confirmed the property is in foreclosure, because of financial circumstances he could not disclose. The City Manager also confirmed that he once rented the property, but his tenants no longer live there. "This is ... […]
• County's foreclosure program wins national recognition - Chicago Tribune June 18, 2013
  County's foreclosure program wins national recognitionChicago TribuneFor the past four years, Will County has helped struggling families purchase homes in communities hit with foreclosures. The Neighborhood Stabilization Program has put 93 families in homes and helped secure neighborhoods in Bolingbrook, Romeoville, ...and more » […]
• Foreclosures fall to nearly 7-year low - U-T San Diego June 18, 2013
  Foreclosures fall to nearly 7-year lowU-T San DiegoSan Diego County foreclosures have plummeted to a nearly seven-low year -- in light of rising home values, the effects of government intervention and new protections for California consumers, said real estate tracker DataQuick on Tuesday. A total of ... […]
• Rocket docket return: Another weapon for foreclosure defense - Housing Wire June 18, 2013
  Rocket docket return: Another weapon for foreclosure defenseHousing WireWhen Florida's Governor Rick Scott signed House Bill 87 – the so-called foreclosure Rocket Docket bill – he had no idea he was opening another can of worms and potentially giving foreclosure defense attorneys more tools in their arsenal to delay ...The Florida Fair Foreclosure Act ( […]
• Bank of America rewarded staff for pushing people into foreclosure - AMERICAblog (blog) June 18, 2013
  Bank of America rewarded staff for pushing people into foreclosureAMERICAblog (blog)Bank of America is facing a class-action suit from homeowners for allegedly attempting to force people into foreclosure, on purpose. The suit alleges that Bank of America employees were actually rewarded for finding ways to push homeowners into ...BofA Should Face Foreclosure […]
• Losing Your House To Foreclosure Doesn't Necessarily Mean You No Longer ... - The Consumerist June 18, 2013
  ValueWalkLosing Your House To Foreclosure Doesn't Necessarily Mean You No Longer ...The ConsumeristThere's a commonly held notion that losing one's home to foreclosure is the final act in a sad drama, that the homeowner has hit bottom and has nowhere to go but up. But thousands of foreclosed-upon homeowners are finding out, years after turning […]
• New Home Construction Booms as Foreclosure Filings Rise - NBC Southern California June 18, 2013
  NBC Southern CaliforniaNew Home Construction Booms as Foreclosure Filings RiseNBC Southern CaliforniaIn recent months, the Inland Empire real estate market has been steadily improving. Duane Koerner says there is so much construction work, he's having trouble finding workers for all the jobs. However, according to foreclosure company RealtyTrac, ... […]
• July home foreclosure filings show another big decline in Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas Morning News June 18, 2013
  July home foreclosure filings show another big decline in Dallas-Fort WorthDallas Morning NewsThe dramatic decline in Dallas-Fort Worth area home foreclosures shows no sign of slowing. For next month's foreclosure auctions, 45 percent fewer homes are facing forced sales in the four-county area, according to the latest statistics from ...and more » […]