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The current struggles of the oil-based economy of the Houma-Thibodaux, La., area has led to an increase in foreclosures, a new report says.

With its mortgage in default and no refinancing on the horizon, The Plaza at PPL Center in Allentown, Pa.,appears headed for foreclosure.

Foreclosures in the first quarter of 2017 fell to pre-recession levels in Pima County, Ariz.

The rate of home foreclosures in Houston was 52% below the average pre-recession rate.

A prominent Detroit property tax official moonlights as an executive for Home Team — the fledgling Detroit real estate company that recently pitched a controversial plan to acquire thousands of foreclosed homes — raising questions about a potential conflict of interest.

Foreclosure activity continues to fade in Southwest Florida this year, staying at pre-recession levels of distressed homeowners.

Sales of foreclosed homes in Monroe County, Pa., fell dramatically for the first few months of the year, figures from the local Realtors association revealed.

Foreclosure rates in Ohio's biggest metropolitan areas have dropped well below pre-recession levels.

First-quarter foreclosure activity was down 19% from the same period last year to the lowest level since the third quarter of 2006.

Almost half of U.S. housing markets are now seeing foreclosure rates lower than they were before the Great Recession.

Tampa Bay's foreclosure and mortgage delinquency rates continue to fall substantially, although they still are above the national averages.

Mortgage delinquencies are declining in the Toledo, Ohio, area.

For the third time in recent years, the city of Owensboro, Ky., has launched what it calls a "mass foreclosure," taking aim at 33 properties to satisfy unpaid property taxes and property maintenance liens.

The number of bankruptcy filings in Hawaii tumbled 18% in March after three straight months of increases, according to data released by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Hawaii.

Foreclosures and home sales in Calhoun County, Ala., so far in 2017 are about on par with what they were at this point in 2016

Colorado Springs-area foreclosure activity continued to decline during the first quarter, according to the El Paso County Public Trustee's Office.

There's a high number of houses that are lying vacant in Lenoir, N.C., and the numbers don't seem to be getting any better.

A Cathedral City, Calif., master-planned community has drawn on reserves twice in the past six months for bonds issued to build the project's infrastructure.

If you're in the market for a new place to live, you have until the end of the year to take advantage of a program offering a three-year tax break if you buy a distressed or foreclosed home in the city of Rockford, Ill.

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