Yahoo has launched a new section on its Real Estate site called the Foreclosure Center that makes information you previously had to visit a county recorder's office to get easily accessible over the ...

The opportunities have expanded, and the process has gotten easier Troy Segal is an editor and writer. She has 20+ years of experience covering personal finance, wealth management, and business news.

One person?s extreme loss could be someone else?s golden window of opportunity. With the number of foreclosures increasing, municipalities don?t want to see empty houses lining streets in their towns.

Five years ago, a home buyer could spot a bank foreclosed home a mile away. They were abandoned structures, stripped of all appliances and fixtures, with unkempt landscaping and falling down “For Sale ...