Foreclosure

Why isn't Jersey ever number one on lists of good things?

Homeowners in New Jersey's RREM programs will be notified by the state Department of Community Affairs commissioner if they are eligible to apply to avoid foreclosure actions on homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy.

A healthier U.S. housing market and economy helped to winnow foreclosures in 2014 to levels not seen since before the housing bust.

Major industry tracking companies rank the Garden State first in the nation for foreclosures in 2014, with 50,000 new filings expected by year's end.

A new report shows the foreclosure crisis is easing over most of the nation, but that is not the case here in New Jersey.

New Jersey Democrats have identified a campaign issue they can rally around: the housing foreclosure crisis.

Many families throughout the Garden State are still struggling in the current housing markets says Congressman Jon Runyan. This Saturday, the Representative from New Jersey host his 2nd annual Burlington County housing expo at the Kennedy Center in Willingboro.

Homeowners trying to avoid foreclosure must wait too long for their loan modification applications to be reviewed by some of the nation's top mortgage servicers, a report said Wednesday. Such delays can plunge borrowers deeper in debt.

Ten major banks and mortgage companies have agreed to pay $8.5 billion to settle complaints that they wrongfully foreclosed on homeowners who should have been allowed to stay in their homes.

Federal investigators have charged 530 people for allegedly defrauding more than 73,000 desperate homeowners around the country who fell behind on mortgage payments, leaving them vulnerable to con artists offering to help them avoid foreclosure.