With home prices surging, percentage of underwater homes plummets
With prices surging, the percentage of Arizona homes that are underwater has fallen dramatically since last year.
AZ drops to No. 4 in national foreclosure ranking
The number of Arizona homes in some stage of the foreclosure process continued to slowly drop in August.
Housing danger: Slump a 2012 liability for Obama
Barack Obama's road to re-election is lined with lots of boarded-up homes.
Though the high unemployment rate dominates talk in Washington, for many 2012 voters the housing crisis may well be a more powerful manifestation of a sick economy.
Housing report shows foreclosures down, long-term market health unclear
A report by Arizona State University shows the foreclosure rate in the Phoenix area has continued to decline, but that the trend may not be sustained.
2011 to top 2010 record of 1 million foreclosures
The bleakest year in the foreclosure crisis has only just begun.
With fewer resources, rural communities strain to deal with mounting foreclosures
As the Phoenix area’s crush of foreclosures has drawn national attention, routinely ranking that area among the most severely hit markets in the U.S., rural communities here have been quietly grappling with their own crisis.
Foreclosure halt offers hope to AZ homeowners
The moratorium on foreclosures on homes belonging to families like the DeVolls could have a roller-coaster effect on the Arizona housing market, where in September alone 17,117 homes — one in every 159 residential properties — were either scheduled for foreclosure or went through one, placing the state as second in the nation in the foreclosure rate.
Moratorium on foreclosures triggers housing concerns nationwide
As calls for a moratorium on foreclosures and sales of foreclosed homes continue to grow, so do the calls for it to be as short as possible to avoid hindering a housing market still trying to recover.