Foreclosure rate still high
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Although fewer Utahns are falling behind on their house payments, the rate at which families in the state are losing their homes to foreclosure was the 10th-highest in the nation in the
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Investing in foreclosures can be lucrative, but be cautious.
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Even as foreclosures keep rising and overall sales continue to plummet, more expensive homes have staged a bit of a comeback in recent months.
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As mortgage defaults rise, more houses are being put up for auction -- and more people are seeing a chance to make big bucks. But there are risks
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In another indication of increasing consumer debt, a new federal report has found that the percentage of borrowers who turned to high-cost loans to buy or refinance their houses rose last year.
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Mortgage lenders launched more than 70,000 foreclosure proceedings in California in the third quarter, marking a record for the state, where many housing markets are slumping amid mortgage market turmoil, according to a report released on Friday.
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Home foreclosures are expected to keep rising for months, and both parties in Washington are weighing a philosophical question with huge practical implications.
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The price of money has gone up. Or more technically, long-term interest rates have jumped in recent weeks, rattling the already slumping housing market. When potential home buyers call for mortgage rate quotes these days, "they're shocked; they almost don't believe you," said Jim Foley, senior vi...
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The pace of foreclosure starts hit a record last quarter, but the Mortgage Bankers Association says the numbers are skewed by four large states.
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The percentage of U.S. mortgages entering foreclosure in the first three months of the year was the highest in more than 50 years. according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
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The number of people paying their mortgages late â or not paying them at all â increased up in recent months, a trend that is expected to continue well into next year.
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Sales of previously owned homes nudged up in November, but that didn't improve the broader picture of a feeble housing market racked by record-high foreclosures and harder-to-get credit.
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NEW YORK -- Mortgage rates have jumped this week, propelled higher by news of strengthening in the economy. Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages are averaging 5.82 percent in the new survey from mortgage company Freddie Mac.
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Mortgage rates extended their climb  for the fifth straight week, skyrocketing to highs not seen in  nearly a year, according to a weekly survey released by finance  company Freddie Mac  on Thursday.
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Delinquencies and foreclosures among homeowners with weak credit moved higher in the first quarter.
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Sales of previously owned homes nudged up in November, but that was not enough to improve the broader picture of a market racked by record-high foreclosures.
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