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NJ commercial foreclosures decline - NorthJersey.com

NJ commercial foreclosures decline NorthJersey.com Statewide commercial property foreclosures declined 14 percent last year to 1,014, the fewest since 2008, when they totaled 875, according to the latest statistics from the New Jersey Judiciary's Office of Foreclosure. In Bergen and Passaic counties ...

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Foreclosures Ready for a Comeback - Huffington Post

Huffington Post

Foreclosures Ready for a Comeback Huffington Post It's heartening to know that the past year saw a decline in the number of mortgages that are past due, thus reducing candidates for foreclosure in coming months or years. Nevertheless, in January, lenders started more new foreclosure actions than they ...

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Housing Department Tries to Remedy Past Errors, Prevent Wrongful Foreclosures - RegBlog (blog)

RegBlog (blog)

Housing Department Tries to Remedy Past Errors, Prevent Wrongful Foreclosures RegBlog (blog) A new policy may help surviving spouses of federally-backed reverse mortgage borrowers keep their homes. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued the policy in January to give lenders the option of assigning certain ... and more »

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Where zombie foreclosures are making a comeback - CNNMoney

CNNMoney

Where zombie foreclosures are making a comeback CNNMoney Vacated by the homeowner and left unattended, zombie foreclosures are still plaguing many housing markets. Nearly one in four homes in foreclosure at the end of January were already abandoned by the owner before being repossessed, a recent ... Zombie foreclosures create problems for sellersOrlando Sentinel Florida leads nation in 'zombie' foreclosuresWTSP 10 News Zombie foreclosures: New Jersey ranks second in USNew Jersey 101.5 FM Radio HousingWire -Sun Sentinel -Baltimore Business Journal all 73 news articles »

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Foreclosure starts rise, completions drop in January - Boston Globe (subscription)

Foreclosure starts rise, completions drop in January Boston Globe (subscription) The Warren Group reported Tuesday that the number of foreclosure starts in January was 70 percent higher than the same month in 2014, rising from 364 to 618. Foreclosures have increased over the past year because mortgage companies and lenders were ... Worcester County foreclosures riseWorcester Telegram all 6 news articles »

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Abandoned property, foreclosures creating sidewalk issues in Winsted - WFSB

Abandoned property, foreclosures creating sidewalk issues in Winsted WFSB Snow piles in front of foreclosed and abandoned properties are forcing some Winsted students to walk in traffic. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. Parents said the town is simply not taking action and it is creating a dangerous walk to school for students. “I ...

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