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Foreclosure rate is slightly rising in Austin

CoreLogic released its latest report, which does not bring good news for the Austin housing market. Austin’s home foreclosure activity was up 1.08% in September, the report highlights. Another highlight of the report is the outstanding mortgage foreclosure rate, which also rose, 0.03% compared to the same period a year ago, when the foreclosure rate [...]

Bank of America’s deceptive foreclosure practices brought to surface

The same day Massachusetts Attorney General filed a lawsuit against the nation’s biggest bank over deceptive foreclosure practices, an Austin woman sued Bank of America over fraudulent foreclosure practices. Maria Gonzales filed a lawsuit in state District Court in Travis County alleging Bank of America fraudulently sough to foreclose on her home, the Statesman has [...]

Williamson County has a reputation of being tough on crime

A century has passed over the Williamson County Courthouse and those years brought lots of changes around the building. A nearly $10 million restoration four years ago gave a facelift for the 100-year-old building wiping away those years. However, little traces of of courthouses’s past remain. These memories were highlighted by Mickie Ross the county’s [...]

Austin area foreclosure rates up in July, CoreLogic reports

Austin area recorded a slight increase in foreclosure rates – on a year-over-year basis –in July, data released Tuesday from CoreLogic Inc. reveals. Foreclosures in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos area are up by 0.08% in July to 1.08%, up from 1 % in a year prior. The foreclosure rate for Texas is 1.48% for the [...]

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