Online real estate sites like Zillow and Google Maps thrive. Dec. 14, 2010 — -- With mortgage rates at their highest level in six months, the number of mortgages rising though still near record ...

Yahoo has launched a new section on its Real Estate site called the Foreclosure Center that makes information you previously had to visit a county recorder's office to get easily accessible over the ...

Buying a foreclosed home is a little different from buying a typical resale. In many cases: • Only one real estate agent is involved. • The seller wants a preapproval letter from a lender before ...

Foreclosures occur when a lender takes back a property from an owner who has defaulted on their mortgage payments. Buying a ...

While you can find foreclosed properties for 5-10% below the market value, when you know where to look, you can find houses well below market value, sometimes in excess of 40%. Even when you invest in ...

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A growing number of Americans, squeezed by inflation and elevated interest rates, face the risk of losing their home in foreclosure.

Homes that have been foreclosed or are in the process of foreclosure represented 25 percent of all home sales in the country during the third quarter of 2010 according to the quarterly U.S.

On a sunny Saturday afternoon, a dozen passengers spilled out of a small white bus bearing the sign Foreclosure Bus Tour and flocked into a Santa Rosa ranch-style house with a for-sale sign outside.