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Before the mortgage crisis of 2007–2009, buying a foreclosed home was a tricky proposition. Real estate bargain hunters had to follow auctions put on at courthouses or sift through reams of legal ...

Want to find a foreclosure purchase? One simple way is to approach it the same way as any other home purchase — talk to an agent. Those who don’t handle foreclosed properties can probably help you ...

With home prices near all-time highs, many would-be buyers have been priced out of the market. For them and anyone else ...

It's harsh but true: You can benefit from others' misfortune. The rise in foreclosures means that those in the market to buy a home can find great deals on houses that have been reclaimed by lenders.

Want to save big on your home purchase? March 4, 2011 — -- If you're interested in trying to save money by buying a foreclosed home, half the battle is finding the listings. Oh, they're out there ...

Foreclosure starts — which is when the first public foreclosure notice happens — have reached pre-pandemic levels nationwide, with lenders starting the foreclosure process on 23,952 US properties in ...

While you can find foreclosed properties for 5-10% below the market value, when you know where to look, you can find houses well below market value, sometimes in excess of 40%. Even when you invest in ...

It’s hard out there for home buyers, with inventory shrinking, prices rising and 30-year mortgage rates at 21-year highs. Competition for turnkey homes is especially stiff, pointing a swath of buyers ...