Foreclosure Shorts - 05/05/2008 Latest articles on Foreclosures

Foreclosure crunch being felt in valley, too
Poughkeepsie Journal - Poughkeepsie,NY,USA
In a corner that has become known as the 'foreclosurealcove,' someone's home is being auctioned off. Sold. The houseisn't theirs anymore. ...


Foreclosure in Fontana? A 27-year-old ponders walking away
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
From a front-page story in today's LATimes about the impact of theslowing economy on younger workers: 'Dulce Maya is worried that shewon't be able to ...


Foreclosure hot spots
Santa Rosa Press Democrat - Santa Rosa,CA,USA
By MICHAEL COIT In every corner of Sonoma County, a record number offamilies are losing their homes to foreclosure. But a handful ofneighborhoods are ...


Resales of homes a house divided
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
Single-family houses in foreclosure sold for a median price of$365000, compared with a median of $500000 for nonforeclosures. ...


Foreclosure's tax bite
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
Sales in this high-foreclosure area have been below tax value andinitial sale prices. One house is listed for 30 percent below tax value....


Woman With A Disabled Husband And Two Disabled Children Fights ...
Hartford Courant - United States
She never imagined that the ramp in front, built when her son grew too bigto carry up and down the front steps, would also become a gangway for her...


Left-behind pets are silent victims of South Florida foreclosure ...
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
By Diane C. Lade | South Florida Sun-Sentinel April 27, 2008 A real estateagent, checking on a Boca Raton home in Foreclosure, discovered themin the ...


Valley not immune to foreclosure crisis
Wrightstown Post Gazette - Appleton,WI,USA
By Ed Lowe • Post-Crescent staff writer • April 27, 2008 APPLETON —Anyone seeking local proof of the national foreclosure crisis canfind it papering the ...


Foreclosure's tax bite
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
Most are in high-foreclosure neighborhoods. Lagging sales pricesmean tax values are likely to fall in hard-hit areas. Tax dollars lostbecause of those ...


Homeowners at risk have a resource to avoid foreclosure
Laconia Citizen - Laconia,NH,USA
By BEA LEWIS If you're a homeowner barely making ends meet and worriedabout foreclosure, free help is available. Gail Engle, homeownership director for ...


Facing Foreclosure: Brooklyn Retiree on Verge of Losing Home as ...
The Indypendent - New York,NY,USA
But his remaining years of rest and relaxation are facing a major obstacle— his home is at risk of foreclosure. In early 2006, MichaelBocelli, ...


County foreclosure filings up 175%
Gainesville Sun - Gainesville,FL,USA
By ANTHONY CLARK Rick Noble has made a living buying homes from peoplefacing foreclosure, fixing them up and selling them. For the pastseveral years, ...


City may go door to door to stem foreclosure tide
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth,TX,USA
The city hopes to bring tips on how to avoid foreclosure to thefront doors of homes in foreclosure-prone areas, particularly south,southeast and far west ...


As Property Nears Foreclosure, Try to Compromise With Tenants
Washington Post - United States
Paul S. AIn most states, a foreclosure is accomplished by a sale onthe courthouse steps. If no one bids, the lender keeps the property. In afew states, ...


Foreclosure workshops, auctions set for weekend
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
Three Bay Area workshops today aim to assist homeowners facingforeclosure, while a giant auction seeks to sell already-foreclosedproperties. ...


Federal, state offerings fall short on foreclosure
Palm Beach Post - FL, United States
Besides dragging down the state's economy, the deepeningforeclosure problem is inflicting collateral damage that communitiesare trying to minimize. ...


Taking the Foreclosure Bus Tour
Weekend America - Saint Paul,MN,USA
The US foreclosure crisis has made financial institutions intohomeowners. Vacant, bank-owned homes can be a real worry for neighbors --they can attract ...


COMING SUNDAY: Foreclosure crisis growing in Dutchess County
Poughkeepsie Journal - Poughkeepsie,NY,USA
Read Sunday’s edition of the Journal for an in-depth look at theforeclosure crisis that is spreading in Dutchess County.


Another Victim of Foreclosure -- Family Pets
KLAS-TV - Las Vegas,NV,USA
It seems that when families or renters are kicked out because the home goesinto foreclosure, they are leaving their pets behind. ...


Woman can continue foreclosure fight over Frankel house
Houston Chronicle - United States
But prosecutors and insurance companies filed a foreclosurecomplaint on the properties to obtain assets for forfeiture. Prosecutorsargued that Lacoff did ...