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Foreclosures
190 articles
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Sheriff halts foreclosure evictions
National |
October 9, 2008
The Cook County sheriff said Wednesday that he was ordering his deputies to stop evicting renters from foreclosed properties because many people his office has helped remove had done nothing wrong. Read more
Monday, October 6, 2008
Foreclosure help for homeowners?
Business |
October 6, 2008
The $700-billion rescue package for the financial system includes measures designed to stem the rising tide of foreclosures. Read more
Illegal residents, diligent owners
California | Local |
October 6, 2008
Three years ago, Jose Perez purchased a small condo northeast of San Francisco for nearly $250,000. Read more
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Internet auctions: pitfalls and potential
Business |
October 5, 2008
As the nation prepares to pay the price for years of unfettered property speculation, a collection of online companies is hoping to cash in on an oncoming wave of foreclosure sales by auctioning distressed homes online – with significant consequences for homeowners as well as purchasers.¶ Next month, Duval County in Florida will be the first in the country to hold an Internet foreclosure auction, forgoing the traditional courthouse sale in the hope of attracting buyers from other areas. Read more
Scams don’t stop in bad economic times
Business |
October 5, 2008
Bad economic times can be boom times for scammers. Read more
Monday, September 29, 2008
Bailout could aid firms that buy troubled banks
Business |
September 29, 2008
The government’s $700-billion bailout plan probably comes too late to help such faltering lenders as FirstFed Financial Corp. Read more
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Peterson witness may lose home
California | Local |
September 20, 2008
Amber Frey, the former girlfriend of convicted wife-killer Scott Peterson, may lose her Clovis home after falling behind on mortgage payments. Read more
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Sales up, prices down as foreclosures flood Southern California home market
Business |
September 18, 2008
So many foreclosed homes are for sale in Southern California that these distressed properties will soon dominate the market, forcing prices down even further. Read more
Monday, September 15, 2008
Moreno Valley: One man’s wild ride on cycles of boom and bust
California | Local |
September 15, 2008
It’s an axiom of growth, Southern California-style: Suburbs that arise on the far edges of the metropolis in a boom, more often than not, will recede in a bust. Read more
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Buying at the bottom?
Business |
September 13, 2008
With mortgage interest rates edging down and the price of homes a good 30% below their peak in Southern California, Ryan Ratcliff made a decision on the minds of many: He decided to buy a house. Read more
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Foreclosures ensnare low-income renters
Business |
August 26, 2008
Ruth Cordoba has never owned a home, but she is feeling the effects of the mortgage meltdown acutely.Cordoba, 28, rented a three-bedroom home in Riverside for six months with the help of so-called Section 8 funds, money provided by the federal government through local housing agencies. Read more
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Too big to fail? We’ll see about that
Business |
August 23, 2008
The mess in the U.S. financial system is making me nostalgic for the dot-com collapse of 2000-2002. Read more
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Purchase plan may shut doors
Business |
August 20, 2008
To Congress, it looked like a way to both ease blight and provide affordable housing: give local governments $4 billion to buy, repair and resell homes lost to foreclosure. Read more
Friday, August 15, 2008
Friday, August 8, 2008
Builders’ loan units faulted
Business |
August 8, 2008
One of the biggest construction workers unions on Thursday warned of more housing problems ahead – particularly for borrowers living in new-home communities – and lays much of the blame on the nation’s home builders. Read more
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Record home losses in state
Business |
July 23, 2008
The price tag for the nation’s housing crisis escalated again with reports Tuesday that a record number of Californians lost their homes to foreclosure in the last three months and that a potential bailout of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could reach $25 billion. Read more
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Housing bill may get boost
Business |
July 15, 2008
The Bush administration’s emergency move to shore up the mortgage market will reap another dividend on Capitol Hill: It’s helping propel into law a broader housing bill that was threatened by wrangling between House and Senate Democrats. Read more
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Mortgage crisis takes toll on children too
Real Estate |
July 6, 2008
WASHINGTON – Everyone realizes the cost of foreclosure can be staggering. Read more
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Ethics watchdog wants probe of Long Beach congresswoman’s foreclosure woes
California | Local |
June 19, 2008
A legal ethics watchdog group Wednesday called on the House Ethics Committee to investigate Rep. Read more
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Foreclosures are leaving some pets homeless
Real Estate |
June 15, 2008
Dogs and cats don’t sign up for risky mortgages or get delinquent on their monthly payments, but they can be victims of home foreclosures. Read more
