Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. A tax lien foreclosure is the sale of a property resulting from the property owner's failure ...

When we were reading through real-estate data this month, three stats caught our eye. The first: that the number of active foreclosures (this is when the foreclosure process has begun on a seriously ...

Pre-foreclosure means you’re in the early stages of foreclosure and could lose your home. Here's how to get out of it and how to buy a home in pre-foreclosure.

A foreclosure occurs when a lender takes control over a property from a borrower for failing to make timely payments. A foreclosure can damage your credit score and result in loss of property. As soon ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a ...

What is a foreclosure? When a homeowner doesn't pay their mortgage for an extended period of time, a lender will take possession of the home—which means the current owner must move out. Foreclosure is ...

About a month ago, I wrote a story about appraisers having to use sales of foreclosed homes for property valuations in certain parts of town. That prompted some e-mails and phone calls from Tucsonans ...

Often, when buyers are searching for a deal, they gravitate toward the idea of purchasing a foreclosure. However, while these homes often look like a steal at first glance, they also come with a lot ...

A new report from ATTOM shows vacancy and zombie foreclosure rates remain low nationwide, highlighting strong homeowner equity, limited property abandonment, and continued housing supply constraints ...