Florida Fights to Move Foreclosure Notices to the Web
Florida Fights to Move Foreclosure Notices to the Web
By Steve Bousquet, Miami Herald, Dec. 4, 2011
Some Florida state legislators want to move legal notices of foreclosures from newspapers to the Internet. The move has sparked a debate over access to information and charges of favoritism.
Future of Foreclosures in N.J. Hinges on State Supreme Court Decision
By Sarah Portlock, Star-Ledger, Dec. 4, 2011
In the nearly five months since the state Supreme Court effectively allowed six of the country’s biggest banks to begin filing foreclosures again, attorneys and court officials have been expecting a flood of new filings to hit the courts. Except it hasn’t happened. Foreclosure filings are down 83 percent as of October this year, compared with the same time period last year, according to court figures, and there are at least 100,000 cases either pending in the system or waiting to be submitted.
Is Nevada Recovering? Depends Who You Ask
By Cristina Silva, Associated Press, Dec. 4, 2011
Donna West could once name the homeowners on her affluent Las Vegas street. Then came the recession, the vacant homes, and the parade of anonymous renters. "To me, the recession hasn't ended," said West, a 55-year-old retired state worker. "We have more foreclosures happening in my neighborhood than a year ago." Across this hardest-hit Western state, a battle of perceptions is being waged over whether Nevada is on the edge of recovery, or still falling four years after the collapse of its mighty housing, tourism and construction industries.
Fixer-Uppers Can Help Fix Foreclosure Mess
By Billy Procida, Forbes, Dec. 2, 2011
For many Americans, the housing crisis may seem like a distant memory. It's an ache that won’t go away but you learn to deal with. Unfortunately, for those of us in the real estate and finance business, we know the actual foreclosure process for millions of homes hasn’t even begun. So here are a few no-brainer solutions that could keep banks from retreating to the government, asking for bailouts we can no longer sustain.