A couple of years ago, Kimberly Benes’ dream about a house and marriage fell apart. It started with a divorce in 2009 and it was followed by late assessments. But the problem is, the late notices were not sent to Benes – the primary person on the deed – but her husband. The debt climbed [...]
Texas is one of those lucky states that can say their foreclosure inventory is diminishing, at least according to RealtyTrac’s recent report. Foreclosures accounted 12% of all homes in Texas during the first three months of this year, which means in numbers a total of 6,962 foreclosures sold in the state. The number of foreclosures [...]
Bexar County foreclosures dropped almost 7% compared to 2010. This could signal a recovering real estate market… or it could simply reflect a national scrutiny over the way foreclosure are processed has had a local impact. “What we’ve had is a slowdown in foreclosure activity because of the robo-signing scandal,” said James Gaines, research economist [...]
Texas Mortgage Bankers Association released its quarterly report. According to the data collected by TMBA about 1.89% of residential mortgages in the state were in foreclosure during the January to March period this year. This ranks Texas as having the sixth lowest rate in the country, when the national average reaches 4.52%. Mortgage delinquencies in [...]
Recent statistics highlight the fact that Texas slowly improved its housing market. Over the month of April, the total number of foreclosure filings reached only 8,793 in the state, RealtyTrac reported. This is a 20.2% declined from foreclosure activity reported just a month ago, and compared to a year prior it is a 33.1% decline. [...]
For the first time in 60 months foreclosure postings for the first four monthly auctions in Bexar County declined on a year-over-year basis, the latest analysis of Foreclosure Listing Service reported. During the January to April period a total of 5,824 postings were recorded, which marks a 3% decline from the 6,000 postings filed during [...]
After 30 days of hearing testimony, Bankruptcy Judge Craig A. Gargotta ruled a few days ago in favor of the primary lender. This will allow it to foreclosure on the Skywater development located in Horseshoe Bay. However, Bank of Commerce of San Antonio can post the property up for sale as early as June. SW [...]
Bexar County commercial real estate market is showing strong signs of recovery according to latest report published by Foreclosure Listing Service Inc. Foreclosure activity during the first five months of 2011 dropped 13% compared to the same period a year prior. From January to May total commercial foreclosure postings fell from 393 to 343 the [...]
The number of Hays County homes scheduled for foreclosure auction in May declined according to recent figures coming from the Foreclosure Listing Service. The total number reached 96, the FLS said, which is a 10% drop from the 107 properties scheduled for auction last May, a 10% decrease over the number listed this month and [...]
