LOS ANGELES (AP) - Banks took back more U.S. homes in January than in the previous month, the latest sign that foreclosures are accelerating after slowing sharply last year while lenders sorted out foreclosure-abuse claims.
WASHINGTON (AP) - California and New York were considering Monday whether to join most other states in backing a long-awaited settlement with banks over foreclosure abuses. The deal would require the five largest mortgage lender
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Foreclosures made up a smaller slice of all U.S. homes sold in last year's third quarter, as banks delayed placing properties for sale and home sales slowed.
NEW YORK (AP) - About 1.9 million homes entered the foreclosure process in 2011, the lowest level since 2007 when the recession began, according to a report Thursday by the foreclosure listing firm RealtyTrac Inc.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell to a record 3.91 percent this week, the third time this year that rates have hit new lows. Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average on the 30-year home loa
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Sierra Sotheby's International Realty's office is pleased to announce the addition of Jerry and Gayle Boren to its team of brokers. The husband-and-wife team has extensive experience repr
So many variables figure into the decision of whether to buy or rent a place to live. We're talking about something profoundly personal - your home, the safe place in which you live, raise your family, and a place that is
Effective July 1, 2011, a new law may help prevent senseless carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in the home. CO is formed from the incomplete burning of any flame-fueled (i.e., not electric) device including ranges, ovens, clothes dryer