Foreclosures

Doubling the size of a National Historic Site doesn't happen often, but there's a chance a foreclosure auction may help the Kate Mullany National Historic Site in Troy, N.Y., pull it off.

A modernistic, mint-colored house at 1845 Deslonde St. in the Lower 9th Ward was on sale for $85,000. It was listed as a bank foreclosure, which usually means the former owner couldn't pay the mortgage, so the bank took over the property and is selling it off at market value.

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 deteriorating Rubber Bowl could be rock 'n' rolling if the city of Akron, Ohio, rezones it for music concerts, a move its new owners say would unleash millions of dollars in private investments from the other side of the country.

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.

It is the most famous street in one of Los Angeles' most coveted neighborhoods.

Bank of America was told to pay a $46 million judgment last week after it wrongfully foreclosed on a Lincoln, Calif., couple during the recession.

On the long list of those who profited from the misery of the Atlanta-area foreclosure crisis, you can add the name of Clifford Wayne Hill.

Amid tenant departures, ownership shifts, unpaid bills and litigation, the University Square shopping center in University Heights, Ohio, has been in limbo for more than three years.

A decade ago, a home in Connecticut could be sold to another party about 12 months after a borrower stopped paying a mortgage.

It took more than four years before David Bruns was caught stealing from the Montgomery County, Ohio, Prosecutor's office.

Higher interest rates have reduced prepayments to levels not seen since 2014.

U.S. foreclosure activity dropped to its lowest level in more than a decade in February, aided by a steady decline in foreclosure filings in Ohio at the state and local level.

In a move they say could help decrease homelessness, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to look into creating a legal defense program and providing financial assistance to help residents avoid eviction.

Foreclosures in Minnesota last year were about 26% lower than the year before, dropping to the lowest level in more than a decade.