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• US Foreclosure Activity Drops To 13-Year Low In 2018 - PRNewswire
  US Foreclosure Activity Drops To 13-Year Low In 2018  PRNewswire

  IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation's premier property database, today released its Year-End 2018 U.S. ...

  Created: 1/16/2019 9:01:00 PM
• PG&E bankruptcy could mean price hikes, unpaid fire lawsuits - The Daily Record (Rochester, N.Y.)
  PG&E bankruptcy could mean price hikes, unpaid fire lawsuits  The Daily Record (Rochester, N.Y.)

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. said this week it will file for bankruptcy, raising concern that rates for electricity and gas will rise and victims of ...

  Created: 1/16/2019 11:56:27 AM
• Home prices make smallest gains in nearly 4 years, but rents are hot - CNBC
  Home prices make smallest gains in nearly 4 years, but rents are hot  CNBC

  The slowdown in home sales and home price gains in most major U.S. markets is causing the opposite effect in the rental market, especially for single-family ...

  Created: 1/16/2019 9:30:38 AM
• Provinces, Municipalities Key to Avoiding Housing Bubble - Net Newsledger
  Provinces, Municipalities Key to Avoiding Housing Bubble  Net Newsledger

  Zoning, building codes and construction trade regulations all fall under the jurisdiction of these governments. By Vincent Geloso Senior Fellow, The Fraser ...

  Created: 1/16/2019 9:04:53 AM
• Ocasio-Cortez's New Committee Seat Hints She's Taking On The Student Loan Crisis - Bustle
  Ocasio-Cortez's New Committee Seat Hints She's Taking On The Student Loan Crisis  Bustle

  Committee assignments hold special significance for members of Congress, as they reflect some of the key issue areas on which members will work. Indeed ...

  Created: 1/16/2019 2:32:00 AM
• Maxine Waters takes the reins of a powerful House committee, making Wall Street nervous - The Mercury News
  Maxine Waters takes the reins of a powerful House committee, making Wall Street nervous  The Mercury News

  By Renae Merle | The Washington Post. WASHINGTON – For the past two years, Rep. Maxine Waters has been best known for her role as a foe to President ...

  Created: 1/15/2019 8:18:00 AM
• Maxine Waters takes the reins of a powerful House committee. Wall Street is nervous. - The Washington Post
  Maxine Waters takes the reins of a powerful House committee. Wall Street is nervous.  The Washington Post

  Waters, who has served in the House since 1991, is the first African American and first women to the lead the House Financial Services Committee, giving her ...

  Created: 1/14/2019 1:54:33 PM
• Counties lawyer up to fight foreclosure suit | News, Sports, Jobs - Alpena News
  Counties lawyer up to fight foreclosure suit | News, Sports, Jobs  Alpena News

  ROGERS CITY — The Presque Isle County Board of Commissioners have hired an attorney to represent the county in an upcoming lawsuit that alleges ...

  Created: 1/10/2019 10:33:29 PM
• Trump walks out of shutdown meeting with top Democrats, calling it 'total waste of time' – as it happened - The Guardian
  Trump walks out of shutdown meeting with top Democrats, calling it 'total waste of time' – as it happened  The Guardian

  Chuck Schumer told reporters the president slammed the table and walked out as Trump backs up his account, saying: 'I said bye-bye'

  Created: 1/9/2019 4:49:00 PM
• Private equity firm acquires parent of Irvine-based RealtyTrac - OCRegister
  Private equity firm acquires parent of Irvine-based RealtyTrac  OCRegister

  A Southern California-based data firm considered a go-to source for foreclosure numbers during the housing crash has been acquired. Private equity firm Lovell ...

  Created: 1/8/2019 7:00:00 AM
• The 2018 year in review for housing: A pivotal year for the market - Bankrate.com
  The 2018 year in review for housing: A pivotal year for the market  Bankrate.com

  As we look back at 2018, many experts say it was a pivotal year in the housing market. Headwinds, like tight inventory and high home prices, led to a gradual ...

  Created: 12/24/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Hope for Housing in California's Equitable Economy - Dollars & Sense
  Hope for Housing in California's Equitable Economy  Dollars & Sense

  Dollars and Sense magazine and textbooks provide analysis and opinion on economic policy and politics from a progressive political perspective.

  Created: 12/20/2018 10:28:35 AM
• 'I begged them for help': Wells Fargo foreclosure nightmare - CNN
  'I begged them for help': Wells Fargo foreclosure nightmare  CNN

  Jeff and Eva Reiner are among hundreds of homeowners that Wells Fargo foreclosed on due to a glitch.

  Created: 12/12/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Housing in the Central Valley is changing. But not necessarily for the better. - The Modesto Bee
  Housing in the Central Valley is changing. But not necessarily for the better.  The Modesto Bee

  The Central Valley is slowly becoming a society of renters. New numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau show that many counties have seen double-digit growth ...

  Created: 12/9/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Next steps for homeowners mistakenly foreclosed by Wells Fargo - Bankrate.com
  Next steps for homeowners mistakenly foreclosed by Wells Fargo  Bankrate.com

  Hundreds of homeowners were mistakenly denied load modifications by Wells Fargo. Here's what they can do to put it right.

  Created: 12/5/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Foreclosure Fine Ordinance in Richmond, California - Shareable
  Foreclosure Fine Ordinance in Richmond, California  Shareable

  This article was adapted from our latest book, "Sharing Cities: Activating the Urban Commons." Download your free pdf copy today. Cities across the U.S. ...

  Created: 11/28/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Bidding is on for the most expensive home ever to hit the auction block - CNBC
  Bidding is on for the most expensive home ever to hit the auction block  CNBC

  Real estate auctions, once used for foreclosures and distressed sellers, is now moving upmarket. The number of multimillion-dollar homes being sold at auction ...

  Created: 11/13/2018 12:00:00 AM
• A Wells Fargo Error Led to 545 Mistaken Home Foreclosures - Fortune
  A Wells Fargo Error Led to 545 Mistaken Home Foreclosures  Fortune

  A “calculation error” in Wells Fargo's underwriting tool led to 545 mistaken home foreclosures over the past eight years, the bank announced Tuesday. The latest ...

  Created: 11/7/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Missing power cords, foreclosures: Here's where voters are running into problems at the polls - CNBC
  Missing power cords, foreclosures: Here's where voters are running into problems at the polls  CNBC

  There are reports of equipment malfunctions, potential voter intimidation and other obstacles that make it difficult for some voters to exercise their civic right.

  Created: 11/6/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Another Southern California home-price boom is cooling. Is a crash looming? - Los Angeles Times
  Another Southern California home-price boom is cooling. Is a crash looming?  Los Angeles Times

  The housing market is slowing down, leading many would-be buyers to ponder if a crash is on the horizon. The history of Southern California housing booms is ...

  Created: 11/4/2018 12:00:00 AM
• How To Prepare For The Next Real Estate Downturn - Forbes
  How To Prepare For The Next Real Estate Downturn  Forbes

  The fear of the unknown holds a lot of investors back. So how do you beat it? With the secret wise investors have been using for years: the BRRRR method.

  Created: 10/30/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Using Your VA Home Loans to Buy Foreclosed Homes - Military.com
  Using Your VA Home Loans to Buy Foreclosed Homes  Military.com

  VA loans can be used to purchase foreclosed properties as long as the VA guidelines are met.

  Created: 10/29/2018 12:00:00 AM
• NJ still stuck in foreclosure crisis — but there's a way out | Editorial - Philly.com
  NJ still stuck in foreclosure crisis — but there's a way out | Editorial  Philly.com

  Though the foreclosure crisis that fueled the great recession seems safely over, with foreclosures across the country now reported to have returned to ...

  Created: 10/26/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Cesar Sayoc’s Home Was Foreclosed on by Steve Mnuchin’s Bank, Using Dodgy Paperwork - The Intercept
  Cesar Sayoc’s Home Was Foreclosed on by Steve Mnuchin’s Bank, Using Dodgy Paperwork  The Intercept

  Cesar Sayoc, the Donald Trump-loving Floridian who was taken into custody in relation to pipe bombs mailed to prominent Democrats, was foreclosed on in ...

  Created: 10/26/2018 12:00:00 AM
• A simple earthquake flaw can invite financial catastrophe. Most California homeowners ignore it - Los Angeles Times
  A simple earthquake flaw can invite financial catastrophe. Most California homeowners ignore it  Los Angeles Times

  When the region's most powerful earthquake in years struck Northern California on an early Sunday morning in 2014, it jolted two homes standing side by side ...

  Created: 10/18/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Charleston and US mortgage delinquencies, foreclosures fall to 12-year low - Charleston Post Courier
  Charleston and US mortgage delinquencies, foreclosures fall to 12-year low  Charleston Post Courier

  Mortgage delinquencies and foreclosure rates have steadily declined in the years following the Great Recession, and they now stand at a 12-year low.

  Created: 10/14/2018 12:00:00 AM
• U.S. Foreclosures Hit 13 Year Low in Third Quarter of 2018 - World Property Journal
  U.S. Foreclosures Hit 13 Year Low in Third Quarter of 2018  World Property Journal

  A total of 177146 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings in the third quarter of 2018, down 6 percent from the previous quarter and down 8 percent from a year ...

  Created: 10/11/2018 12:00:00 AM
• CA Housing Headed For Slowdown: Forecast - North Hollywood, CA Patch
  CA Housing Headed For Slowdown: Forecast  North Hollywood, CA Patch

  California Housing Headed For Slowdown: Forecast - North Hollywood-Toluca Lake, CA - California Association of Realtors​ annual housing forecast released ...

  Created: 10/11/2018 12:00:00 AM
• California Reinstates Homeowner Bill of Rights with Amendments - JD Supra
  California Reinstates Homeowner Bill of Rights with Amendments  JD Supra

  The State of California recently reinstated and amended its Homeowner Bill of Rights, which previously expired on January 1, 2018. The Homeowner Bill of ...

  Created: 10/9/2018 12:00:00 AM
• 10 years later: How the housing market has changed since the crash - The Seattle Times
  10 years later: How the housing market has changed since the crash  The Seattle Times

  Now that a decade has passed since the housing market collapsed, industry insiders look back at where we were, what we learned and where we go from here ...

  Created: 10/6/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Foreclosure auctions a hot ticket in Houston - Houston Chronicle
  Foreclosure auctions a hot ticket in Houston  Houston Chronicle

  In July, Houston-area foreclosure starts were up 76 percent from the year before, according to property data company Attom. While foreclosure starts in the area ...

  Created: 10/4/2018 12:00:00 AM
• A decade after the housing crisis, foreclosures still haunt homeowners - MarketWatch
  A decade after the housing crisis, foreclosures still haunt homeowners  MarketWatch

  Those who went into foreclosure during the housing crisis are still feeling its effects.

  Created: 9/30/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Eight years after illegal foreclosure, McGreevey finally wins - OregonLive.com
  Eight years after illegal foreclosure, McGreevey finally wins  OregonLive.com

  Jacob McGreevey, a Marine veteran of four tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, fought for years to prove his house was illegally foreclosed on. His own government, in ...

  Created: 9/28/2018 12:00:00 AM
• California used mortgage settlement to pay housing bonds - Bond Buyer
  California used mortgage settlement to pay housing bonds  Bond Buyer

  State officials have lost two rounds in a lawsuit that says California improperly diverted money intended for homeowners to make payments on housing bonds.

  Created: 9/25/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Fact-checking False link between foreclosure case, Brett Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations - PolitiFact
  Fact-checking False link between foreclosure case, Brett Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations  PolitiFact

  A dismissed 1996 foreclosure case against Christine Blasey Ford's parents has joined the heap of rumors swirling around Ford's sexual assault accusation ...

  Created: 9/20/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Taking money meant for financially pressed homeowners and using it to balance California's budget is plain wro - Los Angeles Times
  Taking money meant for financially pressed homeowners and using it to balance California's budget is plain wro  Los Angeles Times

  Gov. Jerry Brown and the Legislature just showed why many voters don't trust Sacramento politicians with money — and why last year's gas tax increase could ...

  Created: 9/17/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Kavanaugh’s Mother Presided Over Foreclosure Of Accuser’s Family Home. But The Facts Are Complicated - The Daily Caller
  Kavanaugh’s Mother Presided Over Foreclosure Of Accuser’s Family Home. But The Facts Are Complicated  The Daily Caller

  Judge Brett Kavanaugh's mother, a state court judge in Maryland, briefly presided over the foreclosure of a property owned by the parents of Dr. Christine Blasey ...

  Created: 9/17/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Bay Area’s runaway housing market taps the brakes. Will the lull last? - East Bay Times
  Bay Area’s runaway housing market taps the brakes. Will the lull last?  East Bay Times

  Some Bay Area real estate agents say homes aren't selling as quickly, or for as much, as they did several months ago -- and it's more than a seasonal slump.

  Created: 9/16/2018 12:00:00 AM
• The 2008 financial crisis was a 'scary time,' but it made the industry stronger, California mortgage broker says - CNBC
  The 2008 financial crisis was a 'scary time,' but it made the industry stronger, California mortgage broker says  CNBC

  Mortgage manager Brandon Moss remembers the "scary time" when the industry fell to its knees during the 2008 financial crisis but says he was always ...

  Created: 9/13/2018 12:00:00 AM
• The Housing Bubble Burst All Over Reality TV - New York Times
  The Housing Bubble Burst All Over Reality TV  New York Times

  Before the 2008 crash, home television shows were all about granite countertops and easy cash. Now, after years of hosts promoting home stewardship, is the ...

  Created: 9/12/2018 12:00:00 AM
• The Epicenter of the Housing Bust Is Booming Again. (That's a Warning Sign.) - New York Times
  The Epicenter of the Housing Bust Is Booming Again. (That's a Warning Sign.)  New York Times

  Prices are soaring in North Las Vegas, which helped spark the global financial crisis a decade ago. But many in the middle class are still struggling to regain ...

  Created: 9/12/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Foreclosures and delinquency rates dip to 12-year low: CoreLogic - Inman.com
  Foreclosures and delinquency rates dip to 12-year low: CoreLogic  Inman.com

  In June, home delinquency and foreclosure rates dipped to a 12-year low, according to the latest CoreLogic Loan Performance Insight report released on ...

  Created: 9/11/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Jerry Brown signs bill on disputed foreclosure funds - San Francisco Chronicle
  Jerry Brown signs bill on disputed foreclosure funds  San Francisco Chronicle

  A new law signed by Gov. Jerry Brown allows the state to keep $331 million that a court had designated for programs to help California homeowners who had ...

  Created: 9/11/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Across much of Southern California, home prices are setting records. But the crunch still lingers for the Victor Valley - Los Angeles Times
  Across much of Southern California, home prices are setting records. But the crunch still lingers for the Victor Valley  Los Angeles Times

  Across much of Southern California, home prices are setting new records. But in inland stretches like the wind-swept Victor Valley, some 80 miles northeast of ...

  Created: 9/9/2018 12:00:00 AM
• I-5 closed in northern California as wildfire rages - OregonLive.com
  I-5 closed in northern California as wildfire rages  OregonLive.com

  The Oregon Department of Transportation discouraged travelers from heading into California using southbound I-5 on Wednesday night.

  Created: 9/6/2018 12:00:00 AM
• California Democrats move quickly to change law on foreclosure funds - San Francisco Chronicle
  California Democrats move quickly to change law on foreclosure funds  San Francisco Chronicle

  Democratic lawmakers in Sacramento are moving quickly on legislation to overturn a court ruling that would require the state to use $331 million to aid ...

  Created: 8/17/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Detroit real estate game creates chaos in neighborhoods - Detroit Free Press
  Detroit real estate game creates chaos in neighborhoods  Detroit Free Press

  Property speculation brings dysfunction to Detroit's housing market, exacerbating blight and instability in the neighborhoods.

  Created: 8/17/2018 12:00:00 AM
• California Housing Market Cools - Hollywood, CA Patch
  California Housing Market Cools  Hollywood, CA Patch

  California Housing Market Cools - Hollywood, CA - Experts aren't calling it a correction, but statewide the market is softening as rising interest rates and the tax ...

  Created: 8/16/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Foreclosures drop to lowest level in nearly 12 years - HousingWire
  Foreclosures drop to lowest level in nearly 12 years  HousingWire

  Mortgage delinquencies and foreclosure rates in the U.S. dropped to their lowest level for may in the past 12 years, according to the latest Loan Performance ...

  Created: 8/15/2018 12:00:00 AM
• US foreclosures fall to 12-year-low: CoreLogic - Inman.com
  US foreclosures fall to 12-year-low: CoreLogic  Inman.com

  In an excellent sign for the housing market, more Americans are able to make timely payments on their home mortgages and fewer are losing their homes to ...

  Created: 8/14/2018 12:00:00 AM
• This Napa County home is America's most expensive foreclosure - SFGate
  This Napa County home is America's most expensive foreclosure  SFGate

  Napa County is known for its premium wines—and premium housing. Which makes it an unlikely candidate for one of real estate's most ignominious titles.

  Created: 8/13/2018 12:00:00 AM
• America's Most Expensive Foreclosure Is in ... Napa County? - Napa Valley Register
  America's Most Expensive Foreclosure Is in ... Napa County?  Napa Valley Register

  A bank-owned bonanza? The nearly 40-acre spread on the market in Saint Helena, CA, for $5.5 million is the most expensive foreclosure in the country.

  Created: 8/13/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Wells Fargo customers wonder if modification error hurt them - The Herald-Sun
  Wells Fargo customers wonder if modification error hurt them  The Herald-Sun

  When the economy tanked in the Great Recession a decade ago, Diana Johnson and her husband struggled to make payments on a Wells Fargo mortgage for ...

  Created: 8/10/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Here's where those who lost homes during the US housing crisis are now - Business Insider
  Here's where those who lost homes during the US housing crisis are now  Business Insider

  After the real estate bubble burst in 2008, many in the US found the cost of running their homes unmanageable — as a result, nearly 10 million homeowners in ...

  Created: 8/7/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Wells Fargo admits error that caused 400 foreclosures - East Bay Times
  Wells Fargo admits error that caused 400 foreclosures  East Bay Times

  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Wells Fargo says a company mistake contributed to hundreds of foreclosures because it miscalculated customers' eligibility for mortgage ...

  Created: 8/6/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Wells Fargo: Mistake Contributed to Hundreds of Foreclosures - KTXL FOX 40 Sacramento
  Wells Fargo: Mistake Contributed to Hundreds of Foreclosures  KTXL FOX 40 Sacramento

  Wells Fargo says a company mistake contributed to hundreds of foreclosures because it miscalculated customers' eligibility for mortgage modifications.

  Created: 8/4/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Wells Fargo foreclosed on 400 people who may have had a chance to keep their homes - Los Angeles Times
  Wells Fargo foreclosed on 400 people who may have had a chance to keep their homes  Los Angeles Times

  Wells Fargo & Co. foreclosed on 400 homeowners after improperly denying them loan modifications that could have allowed them to stay in their homes, the ...

  Created: 8/3/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Will California's Latest Deadly Wildfire Devastate Home Prices—or Give Them a Boost? - SF Gate
  Will California's Latest Deadly Wildfire Devastate Home Prices—or Give Them a Boost?  SF Gate

  The deadly fires in California are likely to have an uneven effect on the local real estate market—boosting some property values while devastating others.

  Created: 8/2/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Housing market is showing signs of cracking: 'Anything-goes list-price strategy is no longer working' - CNBC
  Housing market is showing signs of cracking: 'Anything-goes list-price strategy is no longer working'  CNBC

  The housing market is slowing down, which means in even some of the hottest markets, bidding wars are less fierce.

  Created: 7/26/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Southern California home sales crash, a warning sign to the nation - CNBC
  Southern California home sales crash, a warning sign to the nation  CNBC

  Southern California home sales hit the brakes in June, falling to the lowest reading for the month in four years. Sales of both new and existing houses and ...

  Created: 7/24/2018 12:00:00 AM
• How Irresponsible Mortgage Lenders Created A Second Housing Bubble - Seeking Alpha
  How Irresponsible Mortgage Lenders Created A Second Housing Bubble  Seeking Alpha

  Median incomes have lagged home price increases in hot West Coast markets, raising fears of a housing bubble. Rents have been falling while prices continue ...

  Created: 7/24/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Best & Worst CA Cities For First-Time Home Buyers - La Jolla, CA Patch
  Best & Worst CA Cities For First-Time Home Buyers  La Jolla, CA Patch

  Buying Your First Home? Here's How CA Cities Rank - La Jolla, CA - California cities ranked as some of the worst cities in the country for first-time home buyers, ...

  Created: 7/22/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Everyone Wins When a Foreclosure Sale Generates Excess Proceeds - JD Supra
  Everyone Wins When a Foreclosure Sale Generates Excess Proceeds  JD Supra

  When a foreclosure sale generates more money than needed to pay off the lien, the excess proceeds usually go first to creditors in the order of their priority, and ...

  Created: 7/16/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Is the housing market changing course? Seven signs of a possible slowdown - OCRegister
  Is the housing market changing course? Seven signs of a possible slowdown  OCRegister

  What's up with mortgage rates? Jeff Lazerson of Mortgage Grader in Laguna Niguel gives us his take. Rate news summary. From Freddie Mac's weekly survey: ...

  Created: 7/12/2018 12:00:00 AM
• 362275 US Properties With Foreclosure Filings In First Six Months Of 2018, Down 15 Percent From A Year Ago - PR Newswire
  362275 US Properties With Foreclosure Filings In First Six Months Of 2018, Down 15 Percent From A Year Ago  PR Newswire

  IRVINE, Calif., July 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation's premier property database, today released its Midyear 2018 U.S....

  Created: 7/12/2018 12:00:00 AM
• California ordered to restore $331 million to fund for homeowners - San Francisco Chronicle
  California ordered to restore $331 million to fund for homeowners  San Francisco Chronicle

  When California received $410 million in 2012 as part of a nationwide settlement with major banks accused of abusive foreclosures, Gov. Jerry Brown used ...

  Created: 7/11/2018 12:00:00 AM
• The new American dream: Leasing your house - OCRegister
  The new American dream: Leasing your house  OCRegister

  A noisy neighbor drove the Beyer family from their apartment into a rental house nine years ago. “The guy had his surround sound on every single night. It drove ...

  Created: 6/29/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Lawsuit: Bank of America allows foreclosed homes in minority neighborhoods to deteriorate; takes better care of properties in white communities - Washington Post
  Lawsuit: Bank of America allows foreclosed homes in minority neighborhoods to deteriorate; takes better care of properties in white communities  Washington Post

  Fair housing groups filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against Bank of America on Tuesday claiming that the lender unfairly exposed minority communities to ...

  Created: 6/26/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Untangling the Web of Foreclosure Complications - DSNews.com
  Untangling the Web of Foreclosure Complications  DSNews.com

  Editor's note: This story originally appeared in the June issue of DS News, out now. In June, sweeping changes to the Washington Deed of Trust Act will go into ...

  Created: 6/7/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Is New York City headed for another foreclosure crisis? - The Real Deal
  Is New York City headed for another foreclosure crisis?  The Real Deal

  The city is seeing its highest level of foreclosures since 2009 — and rising rates, high home prices and a new tax law could only make matters worse.

  Created: 6/1/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Calif. homeowners sue Utah mortgage servicer over foreclosures - Reuters
  Calif. homeowners sue Utah mortgage servicer over foreclosures  Reuters

  A Utah-based national mortgage servicer has been hit with a proposed class action accusing it of failing to help struggling California homeowners avoid ...

  Created: 5/24/2018 12:00:00 AM
• 12 housing markets where foreclosures are picking back up - National Mortgage News
  12 housing markets where foreclosures are picking back up  National Mortgage News

  Despite a national trend of declining foreclosure volume, a recent spike in foreclosure activity has created a number of hot spots in many local markets. Here's a ...

  Created: 5/22/2018 12:00:00 AM
• What's the difference between a judicial and nonjudicial foreclosure? - Chicago Tribune
  What's the difference between a judicial and nonjudicial foreclosure?  Chicago Tribune

  In one type of foreclosure, you have to get a judicial order authorizing foreclosure. In the other, an auction company or the sheriff can conduct the sale.

  Created: 5/15/2018 12:00:00 AM
• University of Illinois Phases Out Clinic That Helps Prevent Local Foreclosures - WGLT News
  University of Illinois Phases Out Clinic That Helps Prevent Local Foreclosures  WGLT News

  McLean County residents facing home foreclosure will no longer be able to receive free help from a legal clinic sponsored by the University of Illinois.

  Created: 5/2/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Foreclosure hangover: How the 2008 crisis created a new class of renter - The Mercury News
  Foreclosure hangover: How the 2008 crisis created a new class of renter  The Mercury News

  Renters living in single-family homes make up the fastest-growing segment of our housing market, but a new report says they are largely overlooked and ...

  Created: 4/18/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Milwaukee foreclosures up 21 percent during first quarter of 2018 - BizTimes.com (Milwaukee)
  Milwaukee foreclosures up 21 percent during first quarter of 2018  BizTimes.com (Milwaukee)

  Milwaukee saw a double-digit increase in the number of foreclosed properties during the first quarter of 2018, despite foreclosures across the United States ...

  Created: 4/12/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Big investment firms have stopped gobbling up California homes - LA Daily News
  Big investment firms have stopped gobbling up California homes  LA Daily News

  By Matt Levin, CALmatters. Astronomical prices are forcing a rising share of California families to postpone buying a house. As a result, the state's record-low ...

  Created: 4/5/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Data dig: Big investment firms have stopped gobbling up California homes - CALmatters
  Data dig: Big investment firms have stopped gobbling up California homes  CALmatters

  California's economic recovery and a lack of new housing construction has sent housing prices skyrocketing so high that It's now too expensive for institutional ...

  Created: 4/4/2018 12:00:00 AM
• A Look at the Sketchy Practices Inside the Hottest Portland Real Estate Market You've Never Heard Of - Willamette Week
  A Look at the Sketchy Practices Inside the Hottest Portland Real Estate Market You've Never Heard Of  Willamette Week

  Julius Davee had hit hard times. A workplace injury cost Davee much of his left arm above the elbow. With his disability, he couldn't do his job as a diesel ...

  Created: 3/28/2018 12:00:00 AM
• 2008 anti-foreclosure laws in California saved nearly $500 billion and 124000 homes - Sacramento Bee
  2008 anti-foreclosure laws in California saved nearly $500 billion and 124000 homes  Sacramento Bee

  A decade after the mortgage crisis swept California, home prices are rising, far fewer borrowers are under water, and the state's economy and government's ...

  Created: 3/13/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Investing In California Real Estate? Here Are A Few Things You Should Know - Forbes Now
  Investing In California Real Estate? Here Are A Few Things You Should Know  Forbes Now

  Many California real estate markets are again in a boom, the boom won't bust for several years, but be careful you aren't caught when it happens.

  Created: 3/1/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Richmond family fights to stay in home, fend off foreclosure - KGO-TV
  Richmond family fights to stay in home, fend off foreclosure  KGO-TV

  It's been a rollercoaster of emotions for a family in Richmond who has spent the last year fending off foreclosure. The family got creative in the last ditch effort to ...

  Created: 2/26/2018 12:00:00 AM
• US foreclosures up 24 percent in 1st quarter - The News-Press
  US foreclosures up 24 percent in 1st quarter  The News-Press

  The number of American households threatened with losing their homes grew 24 percent in the first three months of this year and is poised to rise further as ...

  Created: 2/16/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Buying a house in Palm Springs: What you need to know - Curbed LA
  Buying a house in Palm Springs: What you need to know  Curbed LA

  Much like the rest of the nation, the communities of the Southern California desert saw home values plummet in the wake of the 2008 recession. But while sale ...

  Created: 2/13/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Affordability Issue Could Increase SoCal Foreclosures - GlobeSt.com
  Affordability Issue Could Increase SoCal Foreclosures  GlobeSt.com

  While national and Southern California foreclosure rates are at historically low levels foreclosures could rise in this market if some fundamentals don't change ...

  Created: 1/18/2018 12:00:00 AM
• The Housing Meltdown Would Have Been Far Worse without California's Anti-Foreclosure Laws - UCLA Anderson Review
  The Housing Meltdown Would Have Been Far Worse without California's Anti-Foreclosure Laws  UCLA Anderson Review

  The subprime mortgage crisis that broke out a decade ago is widely recalled as an uncontrolled and destructive plunge in housing prices. New research ...

  Created: 1/10/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Home foreclosures Dallas-Fort Worth rise after recession - Fort Worth Star Telegram
  Home foreclosures Dallas-Fort Worth rise after recession  Fort Worth Star Telegram

  A decade after the housing market crashed, foreclosures in Dallas-Fort Worth have slowed to a trickle. Fewer than 1,000 homes are taken each month from ...

  Created: 1/5/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Remember foreclosures? See where in Southern California these (and short sales) are having the biggest impact - OCRegister
  Remember foreclosures? See where in Southern California these (and short sales) are having the biggest impact  OCRegister

  “Distressed” sellers — often seen as bargain opportunities for house hunters — have not only become a Southern California rarity, but the few homes put on the ...

  Created: 11/10/2017 12:00:00 AM
• To Solve the Next Foreclosure Crisis, Look to Sacramento - The Regulatory Review
  To Solve the Next Foreclosure Crisis, Look to Sacramento  The Regulatory Review

  California was more effective than the federal government at preventing foreclosures during the Great Recession.

  Created: 10/31/2017 12:00:00 AM
• In California's foreclosure valley, rents soar thanks to hedge fund landlords - Boing Boing
  In California's foreclosure valley, rents soar thanks to hedge fund landlords  Boing Boing

  California's Inland Empire was hit hard by the 2008 crisis, with disproportionate foreclosures on poor and working-class families, leaving neighborhoods blighted ...

  Created: 9/18/2017 12:00:00 AM
• Southern California’s foreclosure mill runs at one-tenth its peak pace - OCRegister
  Southern California’s foreclosure mill runs at one-tenth its peak pace  OCRegister

  You may still be having some economic flashbacks to the ugly end of the previous business boom. It's a bit natural to be worried that the current extended ...

  Created: 4/16/2017 12:00:00 AM
• Here's Why Treasury Nominee Steve Mnuchin Has Been Called the 'Foreclosure King' - Money Magazine
  Here's Why Treasury Nominee Steve Mnuchin Has Been Called the 'Foreclosure King'  Money Magazine

  Steve Mnuchin, Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary, was the CEO at OneWest Bank, which allegedly foreclosed on tens of thousands of ...

  Created: 1/19/2017 12:00:00 AM
• Home foreclosures have fallen drastically in California - The San Gabriel Valley Tribune
  Home foreclosures have fallen drastically in California  The San Gabriel Valley Tribune

  California was neck deep in foreclosures during the peak of the housing crisis, but a new report shows the number of distressed properties has been drastically ...

  Created: 1/13/2017 12:00:00 AM
• California investigators wanted to sue Mnuchin bank over foreclosures - CNN
  California investigators wanted to sue Mnuchin bank over foreclosures  CNN

  California investigators wanted to file a lawsuit in 2013 against a bank owned by Steven Mnuchin, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to run the Treasury ...

  Created: 1/4/2017 12:00:00 AM
• $25-billion foreclosure settlement was a victory for Kamala Harris in California, but it wasn't perfect - Los Angeles Times
  $25-billion foreclosure settlement was a victory for Kamala Harris in California, but it wasn't perfect  Los Angeles Times

  One of Kamala Harris' biggest accomplishments as attorney general has been $25-billion mortgage settlement. But she didn't deliver on all her promises.

  Created: 10/16/2016 12:00:00 AM
• California foreclosures ripple even after major settlement - KPCC
  California foreclosures ripple even after major settlement  KPCC

  In her campaign for Barbara Boxer's U.S. Senate seat, California Attorney General Kamala Harris often mentions the record settlement her office negotiated with ...

  Created: 5/27/2016 12:00:00 AM
• Home Foreclosure in California and Why It Takes So Long - Huffington Post
  Home Foreclosure in California and Why It Takes So Long  Huffington Post

  A foreclosure is a stressful and confusing time for a homeowner who may be about to lose their home. This process can take a long time to be completed, w...

  Created: 4/21/2016 12:00:00 AM
• California high court opens door to wrongful foreclosure suits - Los Angeles Times
  California high court opens door to wrongful foreclosure suits  Los Angeles Times

  During the bust that followed last decade's housing boom, hundreds of thousands of Californians lost their homes to foreclosure. It was a process later found to ...

  Created: 3/2/2016 12:00:00 AM
• Foreclosures surge in Southern California, but for how long? - Los Angeles Times
  Foreclosures surge in Southern California, but for how long?  Los Angeles Times

  Foreclosures in Southern California hit their highest level in two years in January, according to new data out Thursday. But market-watchers say it's more a ...

  Created: 2/12/2015 12:00:00 AM
• 3 Signs Foreclosures Are Still Festering in California - Forbes
  3 Signs Foreclosures Are Still Festering in California  Forbes

  California foreclosure activity in the fourth quarter of 2013 dropped to the lowest level since the third quarter of 2006. Foreclosure activity has been steadily ...

  Created: 4/24/2014 12:00:00 AM