TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-- With tens of thousands of foreclosure cases clogged in the state's courts, the Florida Supreme Court is signing off on a plan to use lawyers _ and not judges _ to handle them. Matt Weidner, a St. Petersburg attorney, called it an "attack on consumers."
NEW YORK, May 9- Foreclosure activity fell in April to its lowest level in more than six years, the latest sign the recovery in the housing market is on track, a report from RealtyTrac showed on Thursday. It was the lowest level since February 2007.
NEW YORK, April 30- More foreclosures of U.S. homes were completed in March even as the number of properties sitting in the foreclosure pipeline fell, a report from data analysis firm CoreLogic showed on Tuesday. There were 55,000 completed foreclosures last month, up nearly 6 percent from 52,000 in February, according to CoreLogic.
WASHINGTON, April 22- U.S. home resales edged downward in March, even though the housing market recovery that has helped boost the economy has shown strength in recent months and is expected to continue.
WASHINGTON, April 22- U.S. home resales edged downward in March, a pause in the housing market recovery that has helped boost the economy. The National Association of Realtors said on Monday that existing home sales edged down 0.6 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.92 million units.
NEW YORK, April 11- The number of U.S. homes lenders repossessed fell in March to the lowest level in more than five years, though more properties entered the foreclosure process in a reminder that the market has a long way to go to full recovery, data from RealtyTrac showed on Thursday.
WASHINGTON, April 10- Two Democratic lawmakers lambasted federal regulators whom they accuse of using an obligation to protect bank "trade secrets" as an excuse not to hand over details of a botched review of home foreclosures.
WASHINGTON, April 9- Borrowers whose homes were in foreclosure in 2009 or 2010 can expect to receive between $300 and $125,000 under settlements reached between top banks and U.S. regulators earlier this year.
WASHINGTON, April 9- Borrowers whose homes were in foreclosure in 2009 or 2010 can expect to receive between $300 and $125,000 under settlements reached between top banks and U.S. regulators earlier this year.