Foreclosures

A Methuen, Mass., woman was forced to sell her home recently after she fell victim to an apparent scam targeting homeowners who are struggling with their mortgages.

The city of Las Vegas is strengthening its effort to identify homes at risk of becoming blighted or taken over by squatters.

Cast members for the Orlando-based cable show "Zombie House Flipping" say it's become tough to find the kind of abandoned foreclosures that made Central Florida somewhat infamous a few years ago.

The Pine Tree Plaza in Sterling, Ill., will be auctioned online after a string of tenant departures put the property in foreclosure.

The proposed site in Danvers, Mass., of a Registry of Motor Vehicles office is scheduled to be sold in a foreclosure auction, casting doubt on when, or if, the registry will actually end up there.

The owner of a $50.9 million Manhattan condo that is scheduled to be sold at a foreclosure auction next month is Kolawole "Kola" Aluko, a Nigerian businessman accused in court filings of defrauding that country's government.

Hawaii continued to see drops near or above 20% in new foreclosure lawsuit filings during March and April, according to the latest data from the state Judiciary.

As it presses forward with downtown revitalization, the city of Aiken, S.C., is also considering a crackdown on abandoned and distressed properties, some located mere blocks from the heart of downtown.

More than $106,000 was transferred into the Cheboygan County, Mich., general fund from the treasurer's office from the sales of tax foreclosures in the county.

Another luxury condo at Manhattan's One57 is scheduled for a foreclosure auction — the second time in a month that a property seizure is being sought at the Billionaires' Row tower following a mortgage default.