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It is not uncommon to find bank home sales where properties can be acquired for about half their market value. It is a great opportunity for people wanting to have their first home as well as property investors who would like to improve their portfolio. Even small-time investors know that these ...

A U.S. federal government program has been launched in Florida which aims to help stem the flow of foreclosed properties and REO properties sale activities in the state. However, local market observers have reported that majority of banks have shown an unwillingness to participate. The governmen...

The 2010 version of the Consumer Shopping Guide for Homeowners and Tenants Insurance has been published by the Insurance Department of New York State. The document is meant to offer information to renters and homeowners that will help them select tenant and home insurance services that are appro...

Housing statistics for the period January-September 2010 showed that St. Tammany Parish has the highest number of properties under foreclosure listings and pre foreclosure home listings in the whole state of Louisiana. The parish, which in the past has had the highest average household earning i...

The coming 2010 fourth quarter is expected to be a time when foreclosure totals, which include bank, government and FHA foreclosed homes, will be lower than previous periods. In Massachusetts, this prediction will likely hold true, primarily because foreclosure starts in September have slowed co...

The Washoe County Senior Services Department has launched the Senior Law Project (SLP) which aims to help senior homeowners facing the possibility of losing their properties to foreclosures, including Suntrust bank foreclosures. Although the project specifically targets senior homeowners, they a...

Buyers who do not intend to pay cash for their government foreclosures can avail of government-secured home loans offered by banks and other lending institutions. Government agencies that operate in the secondary home mortgage market include the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the I...

Any kind of investment comes with a certain level or risk and financial exposure and it is no different when buying foreclosure condos. But in foreclosure investing you can use a lot of help to secure your money and be successful. There are definite measures you can take to minimize your risks a...

Condo foreclosures for sale cost cheaper in terms of overall maintenance. This is because most of your expenses in repairing damages and sprucing up you place is limited to the living space only. There are no fences to mend and no lawns to mow. There may be costs in terms of home association fee...

Selling of bank owned condominium properties and foreclosed residences with mortgages under Bank of America (BoA) will soon continue in Colorado. According to BoA, it will resume the sale of foreclosed properties in the state within a week or two. This will mean that Aurora bank owned homes and ...