When the economy collapsed in 2008, foreclosure became a fact of life for millions of Americans. He also dabbled in politics, running twice for a seat on the U.S. House of Representatives for Florida. The major difference is that in Canada, lenders are required to sell homes in foreclosure at fair market value,” which means the dirt-cheap U.S. prices just don’t happen here.
Some people facing foreclosure find themselves in this position because of mounting debt that made it harder to make their mortgage payments. This process is generally much faster and cheaper than foreclosure by judicial sale. But while prices on homes in foreclosure can look good at first glance, they may not end up that way, he says.
While rising, the share of foreclosure sales remains well below its first-quarter 2009 peak of 45 percent of all sales. Before the change, he said, Texas homeowners often turned to …