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A bank owned sign is seen in front of a foreclosed home. (credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

U.S. Foreclosure Filings Hit 5-Year Low

Foreclosure filings in the U.S. dropped to a five-year low in September as fewer homes were on track to be seized by lenders. It was the second consecutive monthly decline in filings.

2012/10/11

Citigroup Tries Another Housing Tack: Own To Rent

Citigroup is trying something new to keep struggling homeowners out of foreclosure: turn them into renters.

2012/08/08

Mitt and Ann Romney (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Opinion: Mitt Romney’s Bailout Double Standard

Romney negotiated a $10 million federal bailout for his company, but has called for foreclosures to be allowed to “hit bottom” and letting Detroit go bankrupt.

2012/07/25

Set Free Deliverance Church in southeast Dallas. (Credit: CBSDFW.com)

City Wants Church To Repay Back Taxes On Foreclosed Property

Dallas Councilman Scott Griggs hopes to finesse an agreement that forgives a Dallas church’s $170,000 in back taxes it never thought it would owe, even though it bought two parcels of vacant land for $25,000.

2012/06/18

Dallas Church Hit With Huge Tax Bill After Buying Foreclosed Property

t $25,000, the congregation at the Set Free Deliverance Church in southeast Dallas thought their new land purchase was a good deal. Then an unexpected tax bill arrived for $170,000 on their newly-purchased, foreclosed property.

2012/06/15

Supporters Rally To Save Cedar Hill Pet Cemetery

Wearing red with their pet-loving hearts on their sleeves, supporters of Cedar Hill’s Pet Memorial Park gathered under the George Allen courthouse canopy Tuesday morning to take their chances at a foreclosure auction that would determine the cemetery’s fate.

2012/03/06

Man Fined By Arlington Over His Foreclosed Home

David Englett walked around his front yard Wednesday afternoon picking up trash. He understands that comes with being a homeowner. But what he doesn’t understand is being responsible for something that’s no longer his.

2012/03/01

Foreclosures Down, But Homes Still Empty Across DFW

Nicholaas Engelhard walked into a Dallas County home looking for a bargain. It was a spacious four-bedroom, in a nice neighborhood, and it was a foreclosure.

2012/01/07

A surburban home is shown. (credit: Getty images/Preston C. Mack)

Foreclosure Reseller Having Banner Year

A Carrollton company that sells foreclosed properties plans to hire at least 100 new employees this year, and potentially more in the future. Vendor Resource Management employs 365 today and the 13 original employees of the company attended today’s ribbon-cutting at the new corporate headquarters in Carrollton.

2011/03/08