<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - foreclosures</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/foreclosures</link><description>Newsvine - foreclosures</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 03:14:17 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 09:08:51 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>The home you save may be your own*...or mine! </title>
<description><![CDATA[The home you save may be your own*...or mine!
*http://wonkette.com/506054/wells-fargo-bills-elderly-disabled-veteran-to-death-over-typo
Thousands of families have been trying for several years to get Wells Fargo to modify our home loans.&nbsp; They are supposed to modify loans un&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryndis]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bryndis]]></source><link>http://bryndis.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/12/18216762-the-home-you-save-may-be-your-ownor-mine</link><guid>http://bryndis.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/12/18216762-the-home-you-save-may-be-your-ownor-mine</guid><category>disabled</category><category>bank-of-america</category><category>elderly</category><category>settlement</category><category>injured</category><category>california</category><category>banks</category><category>attorney-general</category><category>wachovia</category><category>wells-fargo</category><category>san-francisco</category><category>us-news</category><category>veterans</category><category>federal-court</category><category>property-values</category><category>moratorium</category><category>foreclosures</category><category>terminally-ill</category><category>economic-recovery</category><category>ny-attorney-general</category><category>settlement-agreements</category><category>disabled-veteran</category><category>wrongful-foreclosure</category><category>twentynine-palms</category><category>eric-schneiderman</category><category>mortgage-moratorium</category><category>joseph-a-smith-jr</category><category>local-property-tax-revenues</category><category>died-in-court</category><category>assessor-recorder</category><category>phil-ting</category><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 03:11:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Spain's conservative party leader calls eviction protests 'pure Nazism'</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Maria Dolores de Cospedal, Secretary-General of Spain's ruling Popular Party, has labeled the increasing protests against evictions "pure Nazism."
Cospedal was speaking about the escrache-type protests occurring in Spain. An escrache  is a peaceful demonstration in which activis&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17746845-spains-conservative-party-leader-calls-eviction-protests-pure-nazism</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17746845-spains-conservative-party-leader-calls-eviction-protests-pure-nazism</guid><category>spain</category><category>world-news</category><category>evictions</category><category>foreclosures</category><category>peoples-party</category><category>popular-party</category><category>spain-article</category><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:03:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carlozFF5F9367-EFEF-D341-DF28-ED294D668E6B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="357" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carlozFF5F9367-EFEF-D341-DF28-ED294D668E6B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="108" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Bank of America Bombshell: Whistleblowers Reveal Orchestrated Coverup and Massive Borrower Harm</title>
<description><![CDATA[
As grim as this sounds, the conduct was worse than the leaks suggested. After extensive debriefing of Bank of America whistleblowers, we found overwhelming evidence that the bank engaged in certain abuses frequently, in some cases pervasively, in its servicing of delinquent mor&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Chum]]></source><link>http://chum.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16950456-bank-of-america-bombshell-whistleblowers-reveal-orchestrated-coverup-and-massive-borrower-harm</link><guid>http://chum.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16950456-bank-of-america-bombshell-whistleblowers-reveal-orchestrated-coverup-and-massive-borrower-harm</guid><category>mortgages</category><category>bank-of-america</category><category>predators</category><category>politics</category><category>settlements</category><category>bailout</category><category>damages</category><category>whistleblowers</category><category>abuses</category><category>foreclosures</category><category>miscreant</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:32:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Las Vegas sewer homes: Homeless live in tunnels beneath Sin City  | Mail Online</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Inside the dark and dangerous sewer homes made by vagrants in the drainage tunnels beneath the glitz of Las Vegas
Beneath the gaudy, blinding lights of Sin City, where the famous Las Vegsa Strip never goes dark, untold number of homeless people have taken of residence in the s&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rescue dogs62]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rescue dogs62]]></source><link>http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16632781-las-vegas-sewer-homes-homeless-live-in-tunnels-beneath-sin-city-mail-online</link><guid>http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16632781-las-vegas-sewer-homes-homeless-live-in-tunnels-beneath-sin-city-mail-online</guid><category>poverty</category><category>las-vegas</category><category>us-news</category><category>u-s-news</category><category>homelessness</category><category>foreclosures</category><category>sewer-tunnels</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:08:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=onesearch4-2B5674534-D226-943F-21C1-7EE15264A67F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="185" width="308" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=onesearch4-2B5674534-D226-943F-21C1-7EE15264A67F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>the New American Industry - land theft.</title>
<description><![CDATA[Stealing land and homes has become an industry in America. It used to be a past practice of empire building up until 1950 except in Israel, Africa and Myanmar. Apparently America is still up for grabs and you didn't know it.
You don't have to conquer a nation with guns and bullet&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[joseph common]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[joseph common]]></source><link>http://repooplicons.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/12/16483224-the-new-american-industry-land-theft</link><guid>http://repooplicons.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/12/16483224-the-new-american-industry-land-theft</guid><category>israel</category><category>politics</category><category>wallstreet</category><category>zion</category><category>foreclosures</category><category>landgrabs</category><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:30:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>No Place to Call Home: Older Homeless in the U.S., Foreclosure, Housin... - AARP</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Behind a security gate in the desolate parking lot of a historic church in Santa Barbara, Calif., the grandmother settles in for the night in her Jeep Grand Cherokee. She reads a book, says her prayers and tucks a coat under her head before drifting off to sleep in the back sea&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[tzia62]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[tzia62]]></source><link>http://tzia62.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/03/16327537-no-place-to-call-home-older-homeless-in-the-us-foreclosure-housin-aarp</link><guid>http://tzia62.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/03/16327537-no-place-to-call-home-older-homeless-in-the-us-foreclosure-housin-aarp</guid><category>foreclosures</category><category>elderly-homeless</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 Jan 2013 18:19:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tzia62E02D138B-6093-8FDA-D3AB-EFEBE3D0F370.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="50" width="50" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tzia62E02D138B-6093-8FDA-D3AB-EFEBE3D0F370.jpg&amp;width=120" width="50" height="50" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Shadow inventory contracts as investors snap up foreclosures</title>
<description><![CDATA[Current residential shadow inventory continued to fall from peak levels, CoreLogic said in a third quarter report.
Shadow inventory shrank to 2.3 million units in October, which  represents a supply of seven months. This accounted for 85% of the 2.7  million properties currently&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hakola & Associates]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Hakola & Associates]]></source><link>http://hakola-and-associates.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/02/16306743-shadow-inventory-contracts-as-investors-snap-up-foreclosures</link><guid>http://hakola-and-associates.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/02/16306743-shadow-inventory-contracts-as-investors-snap-up-foreclosures</guid><category>business</category><category>economy</category><category>recovery</category><category>housing-market</category><category>foreclosures</category><category>real-estate-market</category><category>shadow-inventory</category><pubDate>Wed, 2 Jan 2013 21:13:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>U.S. may expand mortgage refinance program</title>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. government is considering expanding its mortgage refinancing program to include borrowers whose mortgages are not backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the discussions. ()
&nbsp;
The refinancing program now &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hakola & Associates]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Hakola & Associates]]></source><link>http://hakola-and-associates.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/28/16216533-us-may-expand-mortgage-refinance-program</link><guid>http://hakola-and-associates.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/28/16216533-us-may-expand-mortgage-refinance-program</guid><category>freddie-mac</category><category>homes</category><category>mortgages</category><category>fannie-mae</category><category>us-news</category><category>foreclosures</category><category>loan-refinancing</category><category>refinance-program</category><pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:41:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Mortgage Catch Pushes Widows Into Foreclosure</title>
<description><![CDATA[Geraldine Bates lost her husband to kidney failure last year. Now, she has fallen behind on her mortgage payments and is terrified that she will lose her home in Jacksonville, Fla.
Ms. Bates, 70, is caught in a foreclosure trap that is ensnaring widows across America: she cannot&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hakola & Associates]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Hakola & Associates]]></source><link>http://hakola-and-associates.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/06/15735853-mortgage-catch-pushes-widows-into-foreclosure</link><guid>http://hakola-and-associates.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/06/15735853-mortgage-catch-pushes-widows-into-foreclosure</guid><category>business</category><category>banks</category><category>loans</category><category>widows</category><category>trap</category><category>foreclosures</category><category>foreclosure-crisis</category><category>loan-modifications</category><pubDate>Thu, 6 Dec 2012 22:57:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>New Foreclosures Plummet, but Fall Is Temporary</title>
<description><![CDATA[
The housing market is improving, no question.   Home prices are rising, albeit in fits and starts.  Fewer borrowers are  falling behind on their mortgage payments.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benjamin Dona]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Benjamin Dona]]></source><link>http://gulf-coast-associates.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/05/15707057-new-foreclosures-plummet-but-fall-is-temporary</link><guid>http://gulf-coast-associates.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/05/15707057-new-foreclosures-plummet-but-fall-is-temporary</guid><category>business</category><category>economy</category><category>housing-market</category><category>temporary</category><category>foreclosures</category><category>fiscal-cliff</category><category>on-slashing-mortgage-debt</category><pubDate>Wed, 5 Dec 2012 23:37:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=gulf-coast-associates537A2C5C-1A0F-187B-2A30-DDE174C33F9E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="160" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=gulf-coast-associates537A2C5C-1A0F-187B-2A30-DDE174C33F9E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Occupy debt-relief campaign buys $100,000 worth of debt | The Raw Story</title>
<description><![CDATA[Wonderful idea.&nbsp; Its time we start fixing the problems that we can.&nbsp; The&nbsp;President is dealing with the Republican Government jam that we the people cannot fix till the next election which is in two years.&nbsp; Even a small donation can help.&nbsp; Until we stem th&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ex military Republican]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[ex military Republican]]></source><link>http://tinkledowntheory.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/16/15219599-occupy-debt-relief-campaign-buys-100000-worth-of-debt-the-raw-story</link><guid>http://tinkledowntheory.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/16/15219599-occupy-debt-relief-campaign-buys-100000-worth-of-debt-the-raw-story</guid><category>jobless</category><category>us-news</category><category>poor</category><category>foreclosures</category><category>bad-debt</category><category>free-trade-ageements</category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:51:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tinkledowntheoryB82EB7DE-580C-95CC-231C-CFA196B546E3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tinkledowntheoryB82EB7DE-580C-95CC-231C-CFA196B546E3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>UPDATE: Squatter from DeSoto gets 10 years probation in Arlington case </title>
<description><![CDATA[A North Texas man has been sentenced to 10 years&rsquo; probation for  trying to claim squatters&rsquo; rights on a house using an obscure state law.
A Tarrant County jury deliberated less than two hours Thursday before  determining David Cooper&rsquo;s sentence. Jurors also dec&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15196608-update-squatter-from-desoto-gets-10-years-probation-in-arlington-case</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15196608-update-squatter-from-desoto-gets-10-years-probation-in-arlington-case</guid><category>law</category><category>squatters</category><category>probation</category><category>us-news</category><category>foreclosures</category><category>texas-law</category><category>adverse-possession</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:00:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>U.S. foreclosures drop 19% in October: survey</title>
<description><![CDATA[The number of U.S. properties with foreclosure filings dropped 19% in  October from a year earlier, but rose from September, according to  market researcher RealtyTrac.
There were 186,455 U.S. properties with default notices, scheduled  auctions and bank repossessions in October&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15195987-us-foreclosures-drop-19-in-october-survey</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15195987-us-foreclosures-drop-19-in-october-survey</guid><category>business</category><category>survey</category><category>drop</category><category>realtytrac</category><category>foreclosures</category><category>us-foreclosures</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:11:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>401(k) Letting You Down? Try a Foreclosed Home</title>
<description><![CDATA[David and Michelle Haisley of Fort Wayne, Ind., weren&rsquo;t happy with the  performance of their retirement funds, so they made another investment&mdash;a  foreclosed home for $27,000. David, a heating and air-conditioning  technician, worked on the house before it went into de&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hopkins Home Team]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Hopkins Home Team]]></source><link>http://hopkins-home-team.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/08/15030738-401k-letting-you-down-try-a-foreclosed-home</link><guid>http://hopkins-home-team.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/08/15030738-401k-letting-you-down-try-a-foreclosed-home</guid><category>business</category><category>homes</category><category>realtors</category><category>investments</category><category>401k</category><category>foreclosures</category><category>personal-finances</category><pubDate>Thu, 8 Nov 2012 23:52:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=hopkins-home-teamEDCB3679-6883-78FC-73F5-F6201E4F9126.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=hopkins-home-teamEDCB3679-6883-78FC-73F5-F6201E4F9126.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Why I believe America and the world still need Barack Obama </title>
<description><![CDATA[
How much has the extraordinary wave of hope that swept the world four years ago, when President Obama was inaugurated, been borne out by his first term in office?
Why do I think it is so vital that he wins again this week, for America and for the world?
Let's remember Preside&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/04/14916338-why-i-believe-america-and-the-world-still-need-barack-obama</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/04/14916338-why-i-believe-america-and-the-world-still-need-barack-obama</guid><category>bankruptcy</category><category>jesse-jackson</category><category>politics</category><category>global-economy</category><category>presidential-campaign</category><category>automotive-industry</category><category>foreclosures</category><category>bank-bailouts</category><category>2012-elections</category><category>loser-mitt-romney</category><category>winner-barack-obama</category><category>wave-of-hope</category><category>economic-deep-hole</category><pubDate>Sun, 4 Nov 2012 10:20:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah19DB6CEF-920D-14EA-1E15-4BF6B3B08CDC.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="132" width="220" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah19DB6CEF-920D-14EA-1E15-4BF6B3B08CDC.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Goldman urges Supreme Court to end mortgage class-action</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N)  has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out a mortgage securities  class-action lawsuit that it said could cost Wall Street tens of  billions of dollars.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Remax Of Boulder]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Remax Of Boulder]]></source><link>http://remax-of-boulder.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/02/14887869-goldman-urges-supreme-court-to-end-mortgage-class-action</link><guid>http://remax-of-boulder.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/02/14887869-goldman-urges-supreme-court-to-end-mortgage-class-action</guid><category>business</category><category>mortgages</category><category>supreme-court</category><category>lawsuits</category><category>goldman-sachs</category><category>class-action-lawsuit</category><category>foreclosures</category><pubDate>Fri, 2 Nov 2012 22:07:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=remax-of-boulder5A6497B5-F044-EE55-ED79-00707C1CE420.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="91" width="130" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=remax-of-boulder5A6497B5-F044-EE55-ED79-00707C1CE420.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Man Winding Down Fannie and Freddie</title>
<description><![CDATA[The man with power over more than half of U.S. mortgages lives in a 1961  split-level brick house with a basketball hoop in the driveway and a  green Subaru in the carport. The homes on Edward DeMarco&rsquo;s block in a  suburb of Washington, D.C., are so close together that neig&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Atchley Realty]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Atchley Realty]]></source><link>http://atchley-realty.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/02/14882312-the-man-winding-down-fannie-and-freddie</link><guid>http://atchley-realty.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/02/14882312-the-man-winding-down-fannie-and-freddie</guid><category>business</category><category>economy</category><category>freddie-mac</category><category>homes</category><category>mortgages</category><category>fannie-mae</category><category>foreclosures</category><pubDate>Fri, 2 Nov 2012 15:23:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=atchley-realtyA8D597D7-2475-FB52-F8BB-DFCB389F6184.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="82" width="145" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=atchley-realtyA8D597D7-2475-FB52-F8BB-DFCB389F6184.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>57,000 U.S. Foreclosures Completed in September, Says CoreLogic</title>
<description><![CDATA[According to CoreLogic's latest National Foreclosure Report for  September, there were 57,000 completed foreclosures in the U.S. in  September 2012, down from 83,000 in September 2011 and 59,000 in &nbsp;August  2012. Prior to the decline in the housing market in 2007, completed &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Moreland Properties]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Moreland Properties]]></source><link>http://moreland-properties.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/01/14862239-57000-us-foreclosures-completed-in-september-says-corelogic</link><guid>http://moreland-properties.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/01/14862239-57000-us-foreclosures-completed-in-september-says-corelogic</guid><category>business</category><category>texas</category><category>new-york</category><category>new-jersey</category><category>september</category><category>north-dakota</category><category>south-dakota</category><category>foreclosures</category><category>corelogic</category><category>national-foreclosure-report</category><pubDate>Thu, 1 Nov 2012 22:26:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Coyotes in Abandoned Florida Mansion Have Neighbors on Edge</title>
<description><![CDATA[Some parents in Clearwater, Fla., are afraid to let their children go  trick-or-treating on Halloween, because of coyotes holed up in an  abandoned mansion down the street, they say.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Remax Of Boulder]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Remax Of Boulder]]></source><link>http://remax-of-boulder.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/29/14786647-coyotes-in-abandoned-florida-mansion-have-neighbors-on-edge</link><guid>http://remax-of-boulder.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/29/14786647-coyotes-in-abandoned-florida-mansion-have-neighbors-on-edge</guid><category>coyotes</category><category>halloween</category><category>odd-news</category><category>foreclosures</category><category>abandoned-homes</category><category>urban-coyotes</category><category>suburban-neighborhood</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:20:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Neighbors wait, worry as banks take longer to sell foreclosed homes</title>
<description><![CDATA[
A neighborhood's chances of recovering  quickly from the hung-over U.S. housing market depend not only on how  many foreclosed homes it has but also, it seems, on which banks own the  properties.
Bank of America, for instance, takes almost two months  longer on average to sell&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Remax Of Boulder]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Remax Of Boulder]]></source><link>http://remax-of-boulder.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/29/14785846-neighbors-wait-worry-as-banks-take-longer-to-sell-foreclosed-homes</link><guid>http://remax-of-boulder.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/29/14785846-neighbors-wait-worry-as-banks-take-longer-to-sell-foreclosed-homes</guid><category>business</category><category>homes</category><category>banks</category><category>jpmorgan-chase</category><category>neighborhoods</category><category>foreclosures</category><category>distressed-properties</category><category>on-market</category><category>days-on-market</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:04:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Bank of America accused of neglecting foreclosed homes in minority neighbourhoods</title>
<description><![CDATA[A coalition of fair housing agencies have filed a complaint against  the nation's largest bank, accusing it of failing to maintain and market  foreclosed homes in black and Latino neighborhoods.
The coalition  evaluated more than 500 homes owned by Bank of America in 13 cities, &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Nottingham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Dennis Nottingham]]></source><link>http://indy-home-pros.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/23/14650592-bank-of-america-accused-of-neglecting-foreclosed-homes-in-minority-neighbourhoods</link><guid>http://indy-home-pros.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/23/14650592-bank-of-america-accused-of-neglecting-foreclosed-homes-in-minority-neighbourhoods</guid><category>discrimination</category><category>bank-of-america</category><category>home-sales</category><category>us-news</category><category>recession</category><category>housing-market</category><category>foreclosures</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:36:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Why the Foreclosure Crisis is Getting Worse</title>
<description><![CDATA[Although the housing market is showing signs of recovery, other indicators show the foreclosure crisis is getting worse. In a September interview with U.S. News,  Austan Goolsbee, the former chairman of the Council of Economic  Advisers, said, "I think there's a lot wrong in the &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Home Experts Realty]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Home Experts Realty]]></source><link>http://home-experts-realty.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/22/14617715-why-the-foreclosure-crisis-is-getting-worse</link><guid>http://home-experts-realty.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/22/14617715-why-the-foreclosure-crisis-is-getting-worse</guid><category>economy</category><category>homes</category><category>jobs</category><category>us-news</category><category>foreclosures</category><category>worse</category><category>housing-recovery</category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:36:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>How To Decide If It's A DIY Home Repair </title>
<description><![CDATA[When we bought our home in foreclosure, it was suffering the effects of  former fixes that didn't work out so well. That's being gracious.
Electric wire was stapled to the walls, snaking up to light fixtures  and receptacles, with haphazard connections when the wire apparently r&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Nottingham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Dennis Nottingham]]></source><link>http://indy-home-pros.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/17/14512642-how-to-decide-if-its-a-diy-home-repair</link><guid>http://indy-home-pros.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/17/14512642-how-to-decide-if-its-a-diy-home-repair</guid><category>construction</category><category>do-it-yourself</category><category>renovations</category><category>fixes</category><category>home-garden</category><category>foreclosures</category><category>personal-finances</category><category>home-repairs</category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:32:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=indy-home-pros825E0232-4B26-2AEB-8CA4-BD6E4809BE21.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=indy-home-pros825E0232-4B26-2AEB-8CA4-BD6E4809BE21.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Foreclosure filings drop to 5-year low in September</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Foreclosure filings fell in September to their lowest level in more than five years as a housing market rebound showed another sign of taking hold.
Substantial decreases in some states hard-hit by the collapse of the housing bubble helped reduce filings to 180,427 last month, &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/11/14373986-foreclosure-filings-drop-to-5-year-low-in-september</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/11/14373986-foreclosure-filings-drop-to-5-year-low-in-september</guid><category>us</category><category>economy</category><category>housing</category><category>usa</category><category>united-states</category><category>us-news</category><category>foreclosures</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:31:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carloz890D8163-EF12-7A3E-36A8-3D441559FF59.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="274" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carloz890D8163-EF12-7A3E-36A8-3D441559FF59.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="110" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Foreclosures fall to 5-year low  - Oct. 11, 2012</title>
<description><![CDATA[
The wave of foreclosures hitting the nation's housing market has been much less severe than anticipated, with foreclosure filings at their lowest level in five years last month, according to a report out Thursday.
Foreclosure filings -- including default notices, scheduled auc&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/11/14368621-foreclosures-fall-to-5-year-low-oct-11-2012</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/11/14368621-foreclosures-fall-to-5-year-low-oct-11-2012</guid><category>banks</category><category>us-news</category><category>foreclosures</category><category>economic-news</category><category>mortgage-crisis</category><category>banking-regulations-take-hold</category><category>obama-administration-policies-take-hold</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:30:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499D22FFE89-457C-8EE1-2FB2-B73EBA212539.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="164" width="216" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499D22FFE89-457C-8EE1-2FB2-B73EBA212539.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="92" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>