Washington Foreclosures

New York Courts to Intensify Efforts to Prevent Foreclosures

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:04:28 +0000

A new program would require banks to send officials to court who have the power to alter loans to keep people in their homes.

Awaited SJC ruling could upend foreclosures across US

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:43:21 +0000

The highest court in Mass. is poised to rule on a foreclosure case that could lead to a surge in claims from homeowners seeking to overturn seizures.

Florida Senate panel advances bill to speed foreclosures

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:57:19 +0000

TALLAHASSEE — The state's mortgage foreclosure process would be accelerated and streamlined under a proposal cleared by a Senate panel on Monday.

Tracking Foreclosures Where You Live

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:31:21 +0000

For more than six years, the collapse of the housing market has sunk the country into the biggest economic downturn since the Great Depression…

Study: 84% of foreclosures violated law

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:50:00 +0000

In 8% of the foreclosures examined in a recent San Francisco study, homes were seized from owners who…

Pelosi, Speier: Probe San Francisco foreclosures

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:45:52 +0000

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier are asking federal authorities to investigate whether error-riddled foreclosures in San Francisco violated federal law.

Calif AG to review findings on SF foreclosures

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:41:07 +0000

California Attorney General Kamala Harris says her office is reviewing a new report that found most residential mortgages in foreclosure in San Francisco are missing documents or signatures or otherwise violate the law.

Potomac Gap Shows Court Foreclosures Delay Housing Recovery

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:14:09 +0000

The Maryland and Virginia suburbs of Washington are a lot alike, with similar populations of workers from the U.S. capital, incomes above the national average and unemployment rates below the norm.

Hawaii foreclosures at highest level since new law

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:36:38 +0000

HONOLULU (AP) — A report by a real estate research firm says Hawaii foreclosures were highest last month since a state law took effect that changed rules for out-of-court foreclosures.

Study: Errors in 84 percent of SF foreclosures

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:28:54 +0000

More than 80 percent of residential mortgage loans that have gone into foreclosure in San Francisco have missing documents or signatures or otherwise violate the law, according to a review ordered by the city assessor.