If you're searching for a house to buy-- and you're looking for a deal -- a foreclosure may be an enticing option. Foreclosed properties, which have been taken back by a lender after the homeowners ...

U.S. foreclosures are no longer a statistical footnote, they are a clear signal that the housing slowdown is finally hitting household balance sheets. After years of ultra‑low rates and emergency ...

Bankruptcy may "take care" of debt, but not a bank after your home. Oct. 25, 2013 — -- Q: Dear Bankruptcy Adviser, I filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy, and all debts listed were discharged in 2008. The ...

The number of empty U.S. homes stayed relatively flat in the third quarter of 2025, even as abandoned foreclosure properties -- so-called "zombies" -- ticked higher, underscoring resilience in housing ...

"These homeowners are at risk, too -- and the best hope they have is for the 'Foreclosed' signs in front of the vacant, abandoned properties on their block to come down, so that the value of their ...

A real estate-owned (REO) foreclosure offers investors or potential homeowners the opportunity to secure a property under market value. REO properties have proven that they warrant the attention of ...

While foreclosure houses represent an incredible value in today's market, they are not for everyone. Purchasing a foreclosure property seems like a great idea, especially in this depressed market when ...

ATTOM Data Solutions third-quarter 2020 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report is showing that 1.5 million (1,570,265) residential properties in the United States are vacant, representing 1.6 ...