For years, we have read stories about the mortgage crisis — homeowners in foreclosure, subprime lending, and banks in distress. But in South Texas, there is another major mortgage problem that gets ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday released an advisory opinion stating that contracts for deed are under federal home lending rules and should provide consumer protections. In ...

If you are a seller with a contract for deed for the sale of your property, there are state-specific rules regarding what actions you can take if the buyer of your property defaults. Typically, buyers ...

A house for sale in West St. Paul. INTERVIEWER: Minnesota senators in the housing and homelessness prevention committee are meeting at the state Capitol and one of the bills on the agenda would create ...

Marisela Orozco (foreground) is letting her sister, Marissa, live in the house she thought she would own after making almost four years of payments. Marissa lives there today rent free, but pays the ...

A year after moving into her white brick house in suburban Robbinsdale, Jennifer Gaines got a letter that turned her life upside down. She was facing foreclosure -- even though she was current on her ...

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When the house at 934 Longview Drive was raided by police and boarded up in July, neighbor Patti Goke was relieved. For the first time in months, she said, the small cul-de-sac on the southeast side ...