repossessions

Mortgage fraud is on the decline even among subprime loans, according to a new report, but some parts of the country continue to stubbornly buck that trend. Overall, CoreLogic found that fraud was down by 25% nationwide since its 2007 peak. Tim Grace, senior vice president of fraud analytics,...

These aren't foreclosures or short sales. That's so 2008 and 2009. These are half-built houses that could be yours on the cheap if you have the finishing touch. The housing bust has spawned another bargain-habitat hunt: people trolling for homes under construction that were abandoned by the...