The Latest Breaking News from Foreclosure

Paxton trial, Sept. 13: Woman in alleged affair with Paxton planned to plead the Fifth, doesn’t testify

Watch a livestream of the attorney general’s impeachment trial and get the latest updates as senators weigh his political future.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 13, 2023

“It was not a mutiny”: Senior staff had no choice but to report Ken Paxton to the FBI, whistleblower testifies

Ryan Bangert, a former top official under the attorney general, said Paxton allowed a friend and political donor to hijack the state agency, diverting it from its mission to help all Texans.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 7, 2023

How Can the State Prevent Viewpoint Foreclosure?

By guaranteeing five basic internet rights.

Reason · Sep 1, 2023

More Americans are losing their homes as foreclosures on US properties rise

U.S. foreclosure filings jumped 22% in the first quarter compared to the same period a year ago, according to a report from real estate data analytics firm ATTOM.

Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2023

Lawyer once helped debt-ridden owners hang on to homes. Now he helps Florida cities take them away

Malekia and Maya McKinney were desperate to keep the property where they had grown up.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 30, 2023

‘Ghost homes’ haunt Baltimore’s housing market. City officials think they have a creative solution

Stepping over needles on the sidewalk, Alexander Cruz walked up to the crumbling front stoop of a West Baltimore home. He craned his neck and looked through an open third-story window to see whether the roof had caved in yet.

Tribune News Service · Nov 23, 2022

'Zombie Debt': Homeowners face foreclosure on old mortgages

A growing number of homeowners say they are being blindsided by recent foreclosure actions on their homes over second loans that were taken out more than a decade ago

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2022

Is the housing market about to crash? Here’s what experts are saying

After a record-breaking run that saw mortgage rates plunge to all-time lows and home prices soar to new highs, the U.S. housing market finally is slowing. While demand and price gains are cooling, any correction is likely to be a modest one, housing economists and analysts say. No one expects…

Tribune News Service · Oct 20, 2022

USDA announces $1 billion debt relief for 36,000 farmers

The federal government has announced a program to provide $1.3 billion in debt relief for about 36,000 farmers who have fallen behind on loan payments or face foreclosure

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022

I was given a house for free – but it already belonged to someone else

When I put the house on the market, I uncovered a story of a Black woman losing her home to municipal greed

The Guardian - US · Oct 18, 2022