Stop Home Foreclosures
By Jayme Hanson

The foreclosure process starts once a person has not made either payments or acceptable arrangements for payments for over three months. All over the country properties are in some stage of the foreclosure process. There are ways to stop home foreclosures.

Banks do not want to take your home which is a common misconception of foreclosure.  The foreclosure process is a lengthy one that the bank would rather avoid.  Banks don't like to own real estate, they just want to recoup their original loan amount.  That is why banks will sometimes agree to sale the property for less than the original loan amount.  For example, if a cash buyer offers to buy your home at or below market value and you owe more than the amount of the offer, banks will more that likely negotiate and accept far less than the original loan amount.  This is typically called a short sale.  A short sale is one method to stop home foreclosures.

Home owners are caught in foreclosure when they can no long make their payments and the bank

Con man could get life under Calif. 3-strikes law - Seattle Times: Business & Technology
A man accused of bilking elderly South Los Angeles residents out of their homes in a foreclosure scam is facing a potential life sentence in a rare use of California's three-strikes law for a white-collar crime.
Foreclosures can make you sick, report says - SFGate: Top Stories
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Foreclosures Pose Potential Trouble on Election Day - NYT: Home Page
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Banks to allow local groups to buy foreclosures - Seattle Times: Business &amp; Technology
Major banks are agreeing to give local governments and nonprofit groups the ability to buy foreclosed homes before they are sold to private investors.
Homeowners feel stress of life 'underwater' - MSNBC
A broad swath of homeowners ? those not headed for the worst-case scenario of foreclosure ? are nonetheless grappling with the impact of lost home equity. ...
Lehman, Wachovia CEOs coming before panel - Seattle Times: Top stories
An inquiry panel is hearing from former CEOs of two big banks that succumbed to the financial crisis, Lehman Brothers and Wachovia Corp., as it delves into the "too big too fail" predicament and potential systemwide risk from financial institutions.
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SEC says it lacked authority to charge Moody's - Seattle Times: Business &amp; Technology
The Securities and Exchange Commission has declined to seek fraud charges against Moody's Investors Services over its ratings of risky investments that led to the financial crisis.
Manny era in Los Angeles comes to a close quietly - Seattle Times: Top stories
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NYC House race boils down to Wall Street visions - Seattle Times: Nation &amp; World
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Foreclosures hit Brooklyn Park especially hard - Minnesota Public Radio: News
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Authorities work to save man trapped in Rice County grain bin - Star Tribune: Local
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Chicago area home sales plunge in July - Chicago Tribune: Popular
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In weak housing market, can sellers stand out? - MSNBC
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Between a lock and a hard place - Chicago Tribune: Popular
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Attorney: Bank owns Steamboat duplexes - Steamboat Pilot
An attorney representing the former owners of two downtown duplexes say the buildings are owned by Bank of America and have been since the foreclosure that preceded an Aug. 14 fire that gutted one of the buildings and displaced 18 tenants.
Immigration, foreclosure questions follow fire at Steamboat duplex - Steamboat Pilot
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Home values down, but tax bills rise - Boston Globe: Massachusetts
Home values down, but tax bills rise
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Trustees Sue to Block Stuyvesant Foreclosure - Wall St. Journal: US Business
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Underwater options? Stay or go - Star Tribune: Local
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Home sales slump in July - LA Times: Most Emailed
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seizes the property which eliminates the option of the homeowner selling their home and making a tidy profit.  If you should receive an offer on your home that is less than what you owe, contact your lender immediately and talk to them.  In most cases, the lender will either work with you on a loan modification or accept less than the original loan amount.

There are companies that are able to complete quick transactions for sellers that are either simply tired of their property being listed with no sale or facing foreclosure. The offer price will be lower than a seller would like, but if they are facing a foreclosure process, the long term savings to credit and reputation can be incalculable.