Foreclosure Activity Increases 81 Percent in 2008 According To RealtyTrac(C) U.S. Foreclosure Market Report.
Nearly 3.2 Million Foreclosure Filings on More Than 2.3 Million Properties Reported IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- RealtyTrac(R) (http://www.realtytrac.com/), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its 2008 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report(TM), which shows a total of 3,157,806 foreclosure filings -- default notices, auction...

BIRDVIEW Technologies Integrates ForeclosurePoint Platform; Thousands of Broker and Agent Sites Now Provide Free Foreclosure Listings.
- Participating Real Estate Brokers and Agents Provide Free Foreclosure Listings Including Street Address From Within Their Website Brand and Navigation - - ForeclosurePoint Platform Demonstrates Improved Website Lead Conversion - SEATTLE, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BIRDVIEW Technologies, which powers the websites of 40,000 real...

Foreclosure Activity Decreases 10 Percent in January According to RealtyTrac(R) U.S. Foreclosure Market Report.
Foreclosure Activity Up 18 Percent From January 2008 37th Consecutive Month with Year-over-Year Increase IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- RealtyTrac(R) (http://www.realtytrac.com/), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its January 2009 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report(TM), which shows foreclosure filings -- default notices,...

ForeclosurePoint.com, the Nation's Largest Free Foreclosure Marketplace, Surpasses 60,000 Members.
- More Free Foreclosure Listing Information Than Any Other National Website - - Increasing The Transparency And Visibility Of Discount Properties - SEATTLE, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- ForeclosurePoint.com, the only national website that provides free access to full street addresses of more than three million...

Foreclosure Auction of Over 350 Homes Storms Through Northeast.
Valued from $14,000 to over $800,000, Homes Will Be Auctioned January 27th-31st in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Rhode Island NEWARK, N.J., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- As home prices continue to head south, bank-owned foreclosure auctions are gaining in popularity among buyers hunting for the best deals...

Freddie Mac Extends Moratorium on Foreclosure Sales.
MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Freddie Mac today announced it is immediately suspending all foreclosure sales involving occupied single family and 2-4 unit properties with Freddie Mac-owned mortgages through March 6, 2009. The suspension does not apply to vacant properties. The extension will provide servicers with...

DS News' Economist Interview Examines Foreclosure Moratoriums.
DALLAS, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- DS News, the only news source dedicated entirely to the mortgage default servicing industry, takes an expert look at foreclosure moratoriums in its February issue. DS News asked Dr. Ravi Batra, a professor of economics at Southern Methodist University and author of five international...

The Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law 20 years later; one of the drafters of the statute describes how it improved the procedure process and what loose ends remain.
With mortgage foreclosures so much in the news, ISBA Real Estate Section Council member Jack H. Tibbetts of Arlington Heights takes a backward glance over the 20 years since the enactment of the Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law, 735 ILCS 5115-1101 et seq, in the January 2009 issue of ISBA's...

Foreclosure fix at grass roots; City took timely action as crisis hit.
COLUMN: IN OUR OPINION Like the $787 billion stimulus package President Barack Obama signed on Tuesday, his anti-foreclosure plan involving $75 billion in refinancing incentives and an additional $200 billion for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac takes the federal government into uncharted waters, with little way to...

Foreclosure Guide Helps Homeowners.
Florida Real Estate Broker Publishes Self-Help Book on How to Avoid Foreclosure WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Sherry Lee, a Florida Real Estate Broker, has written "What to Expect When You Are Expecting Foreclosure" as an answer the growing number of calls she has...