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The decrease of foreclosure filings in Southwest Florida in May seems to show that the pace of foreclosed homes in the region is slowing down. Some economists however contend that the continued rise in unemployment will cause more foreclosures.

Prices of homebuilders' shares dropped after -based real estate research firm RealtyTrac released its numbers for the month of May 2009.

Home Depot Inc., considered the world's biggest home-improvement retailer, provided a more optimistic profit forecast at a meeting of financial analysts this week, despite the continuing effects of .

short sales have become a fixture in the four corners of the housing market in Sacramento, as the method is becoming popular among real estate agents, banks and buyers.

More are expected in as its foreclosure rate continued to increase in May, based on foreclosure data released by California real estate research firm .

Renters are the latest casualty in the ever-growing foreclosure crisis in . More and more tenants are scrambling to find cheap places to stay after they discovered that the properties they are renting are .

Investors from around the U.S. and the world have been taking advantage of bargain-priced homes and large .

Several areas in Southern California continue to experience the devastation brought about the ever-growing number of REO properties for sale. Median home prices have dropped below their 1989 levels.According to industry experts, areas that are selling houses less than their

The federal and local government are intensifying their housing recovery efforts and launching new ones to contain the flood of mortgage delinquencies and bank REO properties in Seattle, Washington.The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) hosted a party

The continued rise in number of unemployed Americans in May corresponded to the continued rise in foreclosed houses for sale in May, based on reports released by various entities this week.The number of Americans who claimed unemployment benefits in the

The city of Springfield in Ohio has received $2.27 million in federal funds to boost its programs to counter the effects of bank REO properties. The funding, made possible under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, will go to communities that qualify

Home inspectors have noticed an alarming trend in homes on REO property listings. Many of them have sustained extreme damages.Tom Carter, a home inspector, noted that homes on REO property listings then bore only writings on walls or harmless holes

When city officials in Perris, California decided to hire a specialist to beautify bank foreclosure property to protect its value, they never thought that it would attract worldwide attention. Already, television crews from various countries visited the city to film

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin has criticized President Barack Obama and his administration for failing to contain the flood of Bank Foreclosure Properties. He expressed his skepticism that the voluntary approach to loan modification would be able to save the

Members of the Marin Association of Realtors received a fair warning from California Association of Realtors chief economist Leslie Appleton-Young who told them to expect for a second wave of .

A meeting to address the effects of were attended by distressed homeowners and renters in , . The Foreclosure Response meeting provided information on the foreclosure mediation law and its benefits to renters and homeowners who are fighting foreclosures.