Foreclosure

New Report Shows Completed Foreclosures Reached High Point in 2019

By April Towery / November 15, 2019 /

More than 55,000 U.S. properties were tied to foreclosure filings – such as default notices, scheduled auctions, or bank repossessions – in October 2019, according to a report issued by ATTOM Data Solutions on Thursday. The figure is up 13 percent from September but down 17 percent from a year ago, according to the report.…

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Alleged Democrat Bomber’s Home Was Foreclosed On By Treasury Secretary’s Bank

By Jon Anderson / October 26, 2018 /

Turns out Cesar Sayoc, the person now (so far) charged with five federal crimes for allegedly sending 13 pipe bombs to various Democrats apparently had a bigger bone to pick with Republicans. While no specific motive has been ascribed yet, here’s one …

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A Foreclosure Sale in Preston Hollow? 9410 Alva Court

By Candy Evans / September 11, 2018 /

Huge kudos to Teresa Gubbins over at CultureMap, who spied a real anomaly in our Texas market: a foreclosure. Even when there are supposed to be fewer foreclosures in Dallas! And not just any foreclosure, but a foreclosure in the honeypot of Preston Hollow, on the same street where T. Boone Pickens recently sold his flawless…

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Real Estate Still Waiting For Its Own Black Friday

By Jon Anderson / November 28, 2017 /

Apocryphally, Black Friday is the day when retailers finally turn a profit on the year (not the color of your mother’s bruises getting you a Cabbage Patch doll).  Yes, the month between Thanksgiving and Christmas is the only profitable month and it’s so profitable it makes up for the losses of the remainder of the…

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BobMortgage Zone: How to Buy a House After Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, or a Short Sale

By Joanna England / October 27, 2017 /

After an adverse sale, whether a short sale or a foreclosure, the idea of owning a home again feels far off and challenging. But if you’re ready to wade back into the waters of homeownership after bankruptcy or another life event, Bob Johnson (AKA BobMortgage) has some sage advice for you. And there’s no better…

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