Construction Improving Despite Foreclosures in Sheriff Auctions

April 8th, 2011

Although foreclosed properties offered at sheriff auctions and distressed home numbers have remained high in several areas of Wisconsin, there are certain areas in the region that have already started to recover from the housing market crisis. Construction activities in some markets have picked up last year compared with 2009, the year when the worst of the crisis hit the state.

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Revitalization of Neighborhoods to Stop Foreclosures in Wisconsin

February 25th, 2011

In an effort to minimize the impact of distressed properties and to stop foreclosures from further escalating, some areas of Wisconsin are formulating neighborhood revitalization programs. In Milwaukee, local officials have formulated plans to revitalize a commercial district and also help homeowners living in neighborhoods hit by foreclosed residential properties.

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Wisconsin foreclosures soars up in the state, housing industry stands to gain

April 22nd, 2008

Wisconsin foreclosure homes increase in state and leave many homeowners in panic. The cumulative foreclosure listing till the month of April summed up to six thousand plus, which is nothing less than around twenty five percent over last year. According to a non profit agency working with home owners and helping them with Wisconsin foreclosures, people buy homes which are just beyond their capacity with literally no savings and very little to

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Wisconsin Foreclosures Rate Stays Put

June 8th, 2007

Across the nation, foreclosures rate dipped by over 1 percent as the market tries to correct itself from the tragedy brought about by the subprime mortgage market. In states like Washington, Vermont and Wisconsin, foreclosures rate experienced the same fate as most of them brought in less than 2 percent increases. The number of Wisconsin foreclosures filings reached 840 in April with 473 homes receiving Notice of

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