Foreclosures Fall from December to January

Associated Press

The number of Americans on the verge of losing their homes fell in January but was still up from the same month a year ago. The numbers would have been higher if not for efforts to stall the foreclosure process.

Nationwide, more than 274,000 homes received at least one foreclosure-related notice last month. That was down 10% from December, but still 18 percent higher than a year ago, according to RealtyTrac Inc., an Irvine, Calif-based foreclosure listing service. For full article click on link:

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