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It's harsh but true: You can benefit from others' misfortune. The rise in foreclosures means that those in the market to buy a home can find great deals on houses that have been reclaimed by lenders.

Eight years ago, Internet IPOs were being touted as the get-rich gimmick du jour. Today it's foreclosures. In a sign of the financial times, Yahoo unveiled an online Foreclosure Center on Wednesday ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Buying a foreclosed home can be a great way to purchase a house at a discounted price, whether you’re ...

With home prices near all-time highs, many would-be buyers have been priced out of the market. For them and anyone else looking for a potential bargain, a foreclosed home could be the solution. For ...

10 tips that will help ensure you consider all angles of buying a foreclosed property. In 2012, my partner and I purchased a three-bedroom, two-bath, 1,450-square-foot ranch home in good condition, ...

Foreclosure starts — which is when the first public foreclosure notice happens — have reached pre-pandemic levels nationwide, with lenders starting the foreclosure process on 23,952 US properties in ...

In January there was a seven-fold increase in foreclosure starts as compared to December, with roughly 33,000 loans referred to foreclosure, according to a report from mortgage data and analytics ...

"It hurts the value of all the properties in the neighborhood. The first thing you learn in Real Estate 101 is curb appeal. So when people drive up to your home, you want it to really be attractive.