Foreclosure

Colorado Sees 41 Percent Drop In Foreclosure Filings

Emily Boyer — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:50:00 +0000

There were 4,571 foreclosure filings during the first quarter of this year compared to 7,785 during the first quarter of 2012. That’s a 41 percent drop.

Colorado Foreclosures Down For First Month of 2013

Erin OToole — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:25:46 +0000

Colorado’s housing market is off to a strong start this year, with foreclosure filings in the first month down 25 percent from January of 2012.

Colorado Foreclosures At Six-Year Low

Emily Boyer — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:16:30 +0000

Foreclosure auctions sales in Colorado were down nearly 19 percent last year compared to 2011. There were 15,903 foreclosure auctions sales in 2012 down from 18,617 in 2011 according to the Colorado Division of Housing.

Squatter Relying On Archaic Law Is Kicked Out Of Florida Mansion

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:45:00 +0000

The unlikely tale of "Loki Boy" came to a quick, uneventful resolution on Thursday.

Without incident, Boca Raton Police have evicted Andre "Loki Boy" Barbosa from the $2.5 million mansion he had been squatting in citing Florida law.

The Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that Barbosa had been been living in the 7,200 square-foot home with an ocean view since December.

Foreclosure Process Hammers Florida's Housing Market

Robin Sussingham — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:36:00 +0000

A decade ago, speculators in Florida were pumping up a huge housing bubble.

"You couldn't go wrong," Tampa real estate attorney Charlie Hounchell says. In that overheated period from 2001 to 2006, "you could buy a house and make $100,000 a year later by selling it," he says.

But the party ended in 2007 and the hangover persists.