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Foreclosures seem to be hitting record numbers each month. The conversion of low-payment introductory mortgages to higher fixed rate plans, plus a sluggish economy, result in higher mortgage payments that many people simply cannot afford.
While this is unfortunate for many homeowners, it presents a tremendous financial opportunity for others. TopConsumerReviews.com finds and ranks the best Foreclosure Listings services available today.

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FORECLOSURE LISTINGS

Foreclosed properties are at an all-time high. In the last few years, millions of people took advantage of mortgage programs with fantastic low introductory monthly payments. Unfortunately, many of those programs were set to automatically convert into higher payments within just a few years. As this has happened, many homeowners have found themselves unable to meet the new, higher payments. They find themselves facing foreclosure.

However this also presents a tremendous financial opportunity for those people looking to find a good deal on a property. Whether you're looking for a house for yourself, or an investment property that you can rent or sell, homes in foreclosure or pre-foreclosure can be purchased at a substantial discount - sometimes at savings of 50% or more off market value. Plus, by intervening you can help a family out of a looming financial crisis, and possible bankruptcy, by giving them an opportunity to find a good home with a more affordable house payment.

Where can you find properties that are in, or beginning the process of, foreclosure? There are a number of services available to help you do just that. Some are truly remarkable in the information they provide - and others will leave you wanting for more.

There are a variety of factors to consider when looking for a foreclosure listings service. Some of these include:

•  Number of properties listed.  You want to have a good selection of homes to review.

•  Ease of use.  You want a listing service to take advantage of the latest technology, to make your job easier.

•  Cost.  You want to get good value for your money.

TopConsumerReviews.com has reviewed and ranked the best Foreclosure listing services available today. We hope you find these reviews helpful in finding your next property!

 

 

 

"Results show...that foreclosed properties average 22% less than typical properties."

 

- The Federal Reserve Bank, on the typical cost savings when buying a foreclosed property

 

 

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Foreclosure

5 stars

FORECLOSURE

Foreclosure is the best service we've found for foreclosure listings. With over 1.5 million properties available, a listing database that's updated twice a day, and state-of-the-art features such as aerial mapping and current house photos, Foreclosure delivers exactly what you're looking for. More...

Foreclosures

4.5 stars

FORECLOSURES

Foreclosures delivers the largest number of property listings in our review, and a whole truckload of helpful information. But be prepared to pay, as they are also the most expensive service in our review. More...

Realty Trac

4 stars

REALTY TRAC

Realty Trac is a comprehensive and convenient marketplace for homeowners, investors and real estate professionals. With almost a million properties listed nationwide and an easy-to-use interface, the site earns very high marks. More...

Foreclosure Data

3.5 stars

FORECLOSURE DATA

Foreclosure Data is a no-frills property search site. It's well-organized search facility has access to over a million listings. It may not be as slick or provide the amount of information of our top rated sites, but it does give good value for your dollar. More...

Foreclosure Free Search

3 stars

FORECLOSURE FREE SEARCH

Foreclosure Free Search is a simple and friendly site. They offer a large database of homes and a very thorough FAQ section. What's missing is a lot of the supporting information that our top selections provide. More...

Bargain Network Homes

2.5 stars

BARGAIN NETWORK HOMES

A free $25 Walmart gift card is a good incentive to join. But the database of homes contains less than half of those in the top-rated services, and the supporting materials are not as complete. More...

Foreclosure Pass

2 stars

FORECLOSURE PASS

Foreclosure Pass is professional and easy to use. And the one-time setup fee is attractive as well. However the database of homes is less than 25% of those offered in the top-rated services, which means you're only looking at less than one out of every four potential homes. More...

Realty Store

2 stars

REALTY STORE

The Realty Store website is efficient and pleasing to the eye. It boasts of offering almost a half million homes that are in different stages of the foreclosure process - but that's less than one-third of the homes listed by our top-rated services. Combined with a high recurring monthly membership fee, we suggest you try another service. More...

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Foreclosures in the News

Bay home prices plunge; foreclosures boost sales - San Francisco Gate
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 The median price for both new and resale homes and condos stood at $470,000, down 29.3 percent from a year ago, according to MDA DataQuick of San Diego. For resale homes, the median was $485,000, a 34.3 percent drop from last ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:53:00 GMT

Reliving the S&L Meltdown - Wall Street Journal
It was the worst of times -- or maybe not so bad. Such was the tale of three conference calls. Merrill Lynch sold $30 billion of subprime mortgage-related debt to a hedge fund for 22 cents on the dollar. Does that mean the houses underlying these ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:18:00 GMT

Foreclosures distort housing data - Vindicator
The housing industry may be worse than previously thought, analysts say. NEW YORK (AP) — As if the housing market wasn’t scary enough, the record-setting surge in foreclosures could be distorting some of the closely watched housing data used to ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:05:00 GMT

NC governor signs bills to curb home foreclosures - MSN MoneyCentral
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's governor signed three bills Monday to help home foreclosure filings, including one that requires lenders to provide 45 days notice before a foreclosure is filed. Gov. Mike Easley signed a bill establishing the ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:54:00 GMT

Bay Area home sales show life - Inside Bay Area
Aug 19: Marin home sales down as foreclosures bring up Bay Area sales California home sales surged in July, prices fell Aug 17: Party's over: Lenders reel in lines of credit July home sales in the Bay Area increased on a year-over-year level for the ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:09:00 GMT

Federal foreclosure-purchase program may fall flat in California - Los Angeles Times
To Congress, it looked like a way to both ease blight and provide affordable housing: give local governments $4 billion to buy, repair and resell homes lost to foreclosure. But the program -- included in the landmark housing bill signed by President ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:01:00 GMT

Twice as many in state can now afford a home - San Francisco Gate
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 The percentage of households able to buy an entry-level residence in the state reached 48 percent during the second quarter, double the level from a year ago, according to the California Association of Realtors. The trade ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:52:00 GMT

UPDATE 1-Foreclosures fuel S. California July home sales - Reuters
LOS ANGELES, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Foreclosures fueled home sales in southern California in July to their highest level in more than a year, pushing the average price down by nearly a third, MDA DataQuick reported on Monday. "What we're looking at is a ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:02:00 GMT

Foreclosures fuel S. California July home sales - Forbes
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Foreclosures fueled home sales in southern California in July to their highest level in more than a year, pushing the average price down by nearly a third, MDA DataQuick reported Monday. "What we're looking at is a fire sale ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:29:00 GMT