Distressed

Foreclosure filings plummeted in the first half of the year, but 40% of local markets saw foreclosure starts increase, with the last housing bubble no longer to blame for the growth, according to Attom Data Solutions.

The Columbus, Ohio, city attorney's office has filed a complaint against a corporation based in Nebraska and Columbus that owns 11 blighted properties here and created companies to shield it from liability.

Lori and Dwayne Bell of Derby, N.Y., have been scared out of their minds for almost 10 years.

Conversations about the current housing market often have good news/bad news scenarios.

The number of Tampa Bay homeowners underwater on their mortgages has plunged by more than two-thirds since 2015.

Commercial mortgage bonds are getting stuffed with the lowest-quality loans since the financial crisis by one measure, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Former boxing champion Vinny Paz apparently won a reprieve on the auctioning of his Warwick house.

While the rate of underwater borrowers continues to decline, many cities still struggle with a deluge of homeowners with so little equity that they have limited incentive or ability to put their homes on the market.

Despite a national trend of declining foreclosure volume, a recent spike in foreclosure activity has created a number of hot spots in many local markets. Here's a look at the 12 cities most affected by this development.

Late payments on single-family home mortgages improved on a consecutive quarter basis as more recovery from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma took hold, but more potential loan performance concerns lie ahead.