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Bank House Foreclosures Relief in Georgia

Shaun Donovan, secretary of the U.S Housing and Urban Development (HUD), has announced that his agency will speed up the release of federal disaster assistance to people in Georgia who lost their properties to bank house foreclosures
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Bank Property Foreclosures In South Florida’s Gated Community

The Wellington gated community in South Florida is now home to million-dollar bank property foreclosures. Many of these Versailles mansions that are now in foreclosure were acquired by a group of homebuyers from Opa-Locka. The million-dollar Versailles mansions are a far cry from the cinder-block houses where buyers lived in
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Atlanta Bank Foreclosures Already Surpassed 2008 Record

The number of Atlanta bank foreclosures notices filed in the first 9 months of this year has already surpassed the total figures for last year. Industry experts said that the dramatic increase in the number of foreclosure filings indicated a deepening recession and unemployment

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Short Selling: Avoiding Government Bank Foreclosures

September 25th, 2009 by Jason Westmann

Short selling a property to avoid government bank foreclosures is becoming a trend in the real estate industry. A few years back, short selling are unfamiliar words in the real estate industry. Now, it has become a byword in almost every household in the country, particularly in distressed houses.

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San Antonio Bank Foreclosures Boost Economic Performance

September 25th, 2009 by Jason Westmann

San Antonio bank foreclosures rates were just enough to propel the city to top the Brookings Institution's study of the economic performance of 100 metropolitan areas across the United States in the second quarter.

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Government Repo Homes at USDA Driven by No-Down Loans

September 24th, 2009 by Jason Westmann

Government repo homes have been rising in number at the U.S. Department of Agriculture largely because of the department's provision of home loans with zero down payment and 100-percent financing, according to housing analysts.

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Call for End of Charlotte Bank Foreclosures Rescue Fraud

September 24th, 2009 by Jason Westmann

Homeowners are already burdened with finding ways to avoid Charlotte bank foreclosures. Now, they still have to be more vigilant as fraudulent foreclosure prevention schemes are spreading fast across North Carolina.

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Detroit Bank Foreclosures Threat on First National Building

September 23rd, 2009 by Jason Westmann

Owners of the 25-story First National Building are under threat of Detroit bank foreclosures after they defaulted on their almost $22 million loan.

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Foreclosed Houses for Sale, New Home Loans Increase in Maine

September 23rd, 2009 by Jason Westmann

The State Bureau of Financial Institutions' quarterly survey showed that the number of foreclosed houses for sale in Maine continues to rise. But the survey also indicated that the number of new home loans in the state is also rising for the same period.

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Blanket Receivership for Tampa Bank Foreclosures Condominiums

September 22nd, 2009 by Jason Westmann

Board associations have found a way to collect overdue payments from condominiums under Tampa bank foreclosures. Many condominium associations have filed for blanket receivership which requires tenants of foreclosed units to pay their rents to third-party receivers appointed by the court.

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Repo Homes for Sale Dominate the Market in Alabama

September 22nd, 2009 by Jason Westmann

The growing foreclosure crisis in the country has spread to the Alabama county of Tuscaloosa where repo homes for sale dominate the housing market, according to a study conducted by sociologist Bronwen Lichtenstein, associated professors at the University of Alabama's criminal justice department.

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Los Angeles Bank Foreclosures Delayed But Not Canceled

September 21st, 2009 by Jason Westmann

Los Angeles bank foreclosures continue to defy local, state and federal government prevention efforts. Recent market data showed that 73 percent of the total homes on the market for sale are foreclosure houses.

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Homeowners Struggle to Avoid Bank Foreclosure House Sale

September 21st, 2009 by Jason Westmann

Many distressed homeowners in Sonoma County, California are feeling frustrated about the difficulty of finding help to save their properties from bank foreclosure house sale. And a number of them are questioning why banks that receive millions of bailout funds are not doing their best to help them save their properties from foreclosures.

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Orlando Bank Foreclosures Process Explained

September 18th, 2009 by Jason Westmann

Market data showed that the number of Orlando bank foreclosures was among the top 10 highest in the country last month. The Orlando-Kissimmee area earned the number 8 position in the ranking of metropolitan areas across the country with the highest foreclosure rate. This means that one out of 87 homeowners received at least one foreclosure filing last month.