Former Seattle Supersonics star Robert Swift's home is in a sorry state. Continue Reading »

Foreclosures in some markets are double the median home price nationwide. Continue Reading »

By Les Christie Struggling homeowners increasingly turned to short sales to get out from under mortgage debt last year. There were nearly three times as many short sales as there were sales of foreclosed homes in 2012, according to RealtyTrac. Foreclosures accounted for 11 percent of all sales, down from 13 percent a ... Continue Reading »

Though it seems like foreclosures have been a grueling problem for the housing market, there weren't any in these areas. Continue Reading »

By Cory Hopkins Almost 2 million American homeowners were freed from negative equity in 2012, and the overall percentage of all homeowners with a mortgage in negative equity fell to 27.5 percent at the end of the fourth quarter, according to Zillow's fourth quarter Negative Equity Report. The falling negative equity rate ... Continue Reading »

By Les Christie Borrowers are discovering that their foreclosed homes are coming back to haunt them -- long after they have moved out. In these so-called zombie foreclosures, borrowers move out of their homes after their bank schedules a foreclosure auction only to find out months or years later that the auction ... Continue Reading »

Andre Barbosa's music video pokes fun at his stint squatting in a Boca Raton mansion. Continue Reading »

Andre Barbosa was squatting in a $2.5 million foreclosed mansion in Boca Raton, Fla., but his time there is up. Continue Reading »

Real estate investors are buying homes left and right, hoping to make a buck as the housing market continues to improve. Continue Reading »

RealtyTrac names the best cities in the country to buy foreclosures. Continue Reading »

Though defaulting on your mortgage and going into foreclosure can be traumatic, some states have long foreclosure timelines, allowing distressed homeowners time to stop the foreclosure process. Continue Reading »

Though the housing market is bouncing back, so are cases of potential mortgage fraud. Continue Reading »

At 23 years old, most of us were just hoping we could afford our first apartment for rent. But that's way below Andre Barbosa's grade. At 23, he's living in a $2.5 million luxury home in the millionaire's enclave of Boca Raton, Fla. -- for free. How? He's squatting in the McMansion. The five-bedroom gated home is a ... Continue Reading »

Though the housing recovery is steaming ahead, these states still are bogged down with the highest foreclosure rates in the country. Continue Reading »

Though one of the biggest sighs of relief for the housing market last year was a decrease in foreclosure activity across the country, not every city followed the trend. As online foreclosure marketplace RealtyTrac noted, some metros actually experienced an uptick in foreclosure starts and foreclosure completions for the ... Continue Reading »