Investors Purchase Record Number of Foreclosures at Auction

Foreclosure Notices Soar, Foreclosure Sales Drop

Foreclosure Filings Rise in Most Cities

Foreclosure filings climbed in three-quarters of U.S. metropolitan areas in the first half as high unemployment left many homeowners unable to pay their mortgages, according to RealtyTrac Inc.

Foreclosure filings up 28% in first half of 2010

Foreclosure filings in the New York metropolitan area, which includes North Jersey, rose almost 28 percent in the first half of the year compared with the same period in 2009, RealtyTrac reported Thursday.

Foreclosure options

Foreclosure can be complicated and traumatic for a homeowner, and once the process begins, options are limited.