Details of Phila. foreclosure reduction effort announced Apr 17, 2008
The city's April sheriff's sales were postponed after the nonbinding measure gained the support it needed from Sheriff John Green and Common Pleas Court President Judge C. Darnell Jones. Cases that were scheduled for an April 1 sheriff's sale and those properties scheduled for the May 6 sheriff's sale will be postponed until the July 2 period and will be scheduled for conciliation conferences in May and June. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Phila.'s foreclosure moratorium will not extend to May Apr 10, 2008
Common Pleas Judge Annette Rizzo, who heads a foreclosure steering committee that includes lawyers representing lenders and homeowners as well as social service agencies, said owner-occupied residential properties will not be sold at the May sheriff's sale ... Rizzo said the group is working on an early intervention program to help borrowers gain the assistance of a housing counselor or have their loan terms modified well before a sheriff's sale becomes a possibility ... The city's April... (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Antioch negotiations declared at impasse Apr 1, 2008
"It's impossible to imagine the university putting Antioch College on the auction block at a sheriff's sale, and for that reason it's simply not practical.". ACCC was also demanding to acquire 91. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
Another Chance Mar 29, 2008
The bank bought the land during a sheriff's sale in July, according to the sheriff's office. Pappas personally owns several other properties, including the retail center on Bethany and Sycamore roads. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Phila. publicizing names of delinquent taxpayers Feb 23, 2008
The names include properties authorized to be sold at sheriff's sale in May, June, or July ... Hearings on the lawsuits began last week, and so have resulted in orders directing the sale at sheriff's sale of 48 properties owing a total of $2. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Closing papers on her house included divorce Dec 17, 2007
Last week, the two-story house in Sheraden was sold at sheriff's sale, another addition to a legacy of decrepit homes, fishy mortgages and angry clients of James C. Platts and his now-shuttered company, Easy Realty Solutions. The Barnes affidavit, with its account of high-pressure sales, last-minute price changes and surprise divorce settlement is one of 13 filed as part of a court case seeking to void more than $1. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Foreclosure rehabbers: hoping handiwork means a sale Dec 3, 2007
MAPLE HEIGHTS, Ohio - After the unpaid mortgage bills, the creditor warnings and finally the sheriff's sale, it's sometimes left to a handy man like Adrian Brad to clean up the mess left by the nation's home foreclosure crisis. "I'm not trying to become a millionaire," said Brad, a firefighter who has found a new part-time career buying and fixing up foreclosed homes. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Rehabbers Cash in on Foreclosed Houses Dec 3, 2007
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Part 1: Persistence gives FM library services Nov 27, 2007
Several weeks earlier the Democrat had announced that a sheriff's sale of the books and the furniture from the library would take place at the door of the courthouse on Aug. 12 for the purpose of raising money to pay the back rent owed on the library room. Dr. A.C. Robert, editor of the Fort Madison Democrat, paid 430 at the sale for the books Daniel Miller donated and for some other library volumes. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Fee Fight Delays Lawyer's Discharge in Bankruptcy Nov 10, 2007
His wages were garnished and his office furniture was sold at a sheriff's sale. In addition, a court-appointed receiver found that Gourvitz had transferred his case files to a new entity in an attempt to defraud his creditors. (Law.com)
Vermillion couple will stay in home Nov 1, 2007
Seven properties the Johnsons owned were auctioned at a sheriff's sale Tuesday morning at the Clay County Courthouse, a sale called as the couple had allowed unpaid taxes to pile up over a period of several years. A 2,000 bid for the Johnsons' home at 419 Park Lane was rejected by the Clay County Board of Commissioners. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
No smiles at auction today Oct 30, 2007
In time, the couple paid down their debts and the commissioners proceeded with the sheriff's sale, thinking it would be easier for a buyer to clear the titles now. The Johnsons attempted to save their home from the auction block last week. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Racetrack for sale Oct 9, 2007
The Choctaw Nation bought Blue Ribbon Downs, under the name Backstretch LLC, a private company, Nov. 3, 2003, just before the racetrack was to go on the auction block in a public sheriff's sale the next day. The nation paid the Sallisaw Municipal Authority 3,008,165. (Sallisaw Sequoyah County Times, OK)
On June 18, 2007, after 20 months of trying to lift sales to the breakeven point Keith C. Gardner closed the doors to The Mighty Dog in Penn Hills. Sep 16, 2007
On Aug. 9, the company took possession of the building's contents by way of an on-site sheriff's sale. On Aug. 21, Mr. Gardner was permitted to return to retrieve some personal belongings, in particular the sports memorabilia that had decorated the restaurant. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Contractor: Work will be done at Duryea site Sep 5, 2007
The property never went up for sheriff's sale, despite the unpaid mortgage. PNC abandoned the action because there was not enough value in the property after the fire. (Scranton Times, PA)
Wannabe home buyers comb auctions for bargains Sep 2, 2007
These auctions differ from sheriff's sales, trustee's sales or courthouse sales, which conclude the foreclosure process and are conducted by the county ... SHERIFF'S SALES, TRUSTEE'S SALES OR COURTHOUSE AUCTIONS ... Sheriff's sales usually require a hefty amount of the bid price upfront in a cashier's check. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Wannabe home buyers comb real estate auctions for bargains Aug 30, 2007
These auctions differ from sheriff's sales, trustee's sales or courthouse sales, which conclude the foreclosure process and are conducted by the county ... MORE ON THIS TOPIC Tips for bidding on a foreclosed house at a sheriff's sale or an auction house ... SHERIFF'S SALES, TRUSTEE'S SALES OR COURTHOUSE AUCTIONS. (AZCentral -- Home)
Tips for bidding on a foreclosed house at a sheriff's sale or an auction house Aug 29, 2007
SHERIFF'S SALES, TRUSTEE'S SALES OR COURTHOUSE AUCTIONS ... Sheriff's sales usually require a hefty amount of the bid price upfront in a cashier's check ... These auctions occur when the lender took the property back from the previous homeowner after failing to sell it at a sheriff's sale. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Former head of CIETC could lose St. Charles house Aug 25, 2007
Ramona Cunningham's house in St. Charles will be sold at a sheriff's sale sometime after Thanksgiving unless she deals with more than $7,500 in back payments for the home, according to Madison County court papers. She hasn't made any payments to the mortgage company this year. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Spencer hotel sells at auction Aug 23, 2007
SPENCER, Iowa -- It took less than 10 minutes Wednesday afternoon for The Hotel to be sold at a sheriff's sale -- drawing just a few dollars less than the amount necessary to clear the debt and accrued expenses that totaled 403,460 ... KES Properties was registered as an Iowa corporation Feb. 21, just a week before the The Hotel was to have been sold at a sheriff's sale that was stayed by a bankruptcy filing until this week ... The elder Shine said just before the first sheriff's sale was... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Spencer hotel again set for sheriff's sale Aug 22, 2007
SPENCER, Iowa -- Less than six months ago, it was a bankruptcy action that stayed the sheriff's sale of The Hotel here. That auction now has been rescheduled for 1 p.m. today on the steps of the Clay County Courthouse. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
A lifetime of trouble ends in a shotgun blast Aug 19, 2007
Mark and Siti Anna Dinkel of Irwin, who bought the house at sheriff's sale, allowed him to rent the place. It was then that law enforcement in Westmoreland County investigated charges that a relative of the Dinkels had raped Rachel -- apparently the sexual assault Mr. Booth later brought up with the Pitt Street neighbors. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Fire only causes smoke damage to Bismarck home Aug 4, 2007
According to state law, the owners of a home sold under foreclosure proceedings have 60 days to redeem the home by coming up with the amount of money bid at the sheriff's sale plus interest. (Reach reporter Jenny Michael at 250-8225 or jenny. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
All signs pointed to tragedy Aug 1, 2007
John Beale, Post-GazetteInterviewed for a news story in March 2004, Matt Booth Sr., stood behind a locked fence that surrounded his home at 3610 Beale St., McKeesport, which was sold that day at a sheriff's sale ... In the spring of 2004, Mr. Booth received notice that the Beale Street home would be sold at sheriff's sale for nonpayment of about $6,000 in county and school district taxes ... That July, Siti Anna Dinkel of Swissvale bought the Beale Street house at a sheriff's sale for $5,525. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Bankruptcy trend hits home for local mortgage broker Jun 25, 2007
His estate originally was scheduled to be auctioned in a Hamilton County Sheriff's sale March 5, but the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio appointed trustee Richard Nelson of the law firm to assume control of the property and sell it on behalf of Karwisch in order to pay back his creditors. This article is for Paid Print Subscribers ONLY.. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Pittsburgh developer to buy Hidden Valley ski resort Jun 24, 2007
The resort was threatened with a sheriff's sale two years ago because of $700,000 in back property taxes. Read our. (NEPA News, PA)
Sheriff Sales on the Rise Jun 22, 2007
A property is sold through a sheriff's sale after a mortgage company goes through the foreclosure process. After that, a special execution from the Clerk of Court goes through a sheriff's sale ... If a person files for bankruptcy, every action associated with the sheriff's sale stops, DeHeer said. (Knoxville Journal Express, IA)
The people's winery: The creators of White Zinfandel still holding strong Jun 16, 2007
After Thomann's death in 1900, the winery operation fell apart, and the property was snapped up by a San Francisco couple, Emil and Caroline Leuenberger, for $10 at a sheriff's sale. They renamed it for their other winery on Howell Mountain, Sutter Home. (San Francisco Chronicle)
County agrees to bury unclaimed body - Court opts to keep fire ban off, not to ban aerial fireworks this year Jun 13, 2007
The lot at 112 Mountain View Drive where the body was found has reportedly been the subject of a foreclosure and was sold at a sheriff's sale on the courthouse steps. Several years ago, there was a dispute between Robertson's father, Dale Robertson, and the County involving the alleged filing of a false report with the Sheriff's office about a stabbing. (Boerne Star, TX)
Neighbors support rezoning of mobile home park site Jun 8, 2007
He said Heartland Investors/US Bank bought the tax certificate on March 8 at a sheriff's sale. By law, Glass has three years to buy back the tax certificates; Heartland may not do anything with the property during that time. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Researcher finds site of WW1 vets' tent city May 28, 2007
Lindner fell into hard financial times and Forest Hills was sold in a 1935 sheriff's sale. The Lancaster YMCA eventually opened Camp Shand on the grounds, operating it from 1944 until 1983, when the land was purchased by the Pennsylvania-Delaware conference of the Assemblies of God Church. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Steel Tower preps to sell May 28, 2007
In 2005, the property was foreclosed upon and went to sheriff's sale, where Apollo, under the name 600 GS Prop LP, formally acquired it after paying $1. 36 million in taxes and fees, Braverman said. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Few institutions on the South Coast can top the longevity of the First United Methodist Church of Coos Bay. May 20, 2007
Two years later, the church approved the site on Ocean Boulevard and purchased land at a sheriff's sale. Additional acquisitions from the city and a private landowner gave the church a full city block on which to work. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Bradford County: Sheriff Evans thanks supporters in wake of victory May 17, 2007
Evans has been under fire for the majority of the election first from Hostettler, who charged that he misrepresented the role of the sheriff's office on a grant application, and then from an area media outlet, which launched a series of stories regarding property his then-fiance purchased from a sheriff's sale. Legal opinions from two area attorneys and one from an attorney for the Pennsylvania Sheriff's Association determined that Evans had not acted unethically in either situation. (Sayre Evening Times, PA)
Pa. fund announced for subprime borrowers May 14, 2007
McGeehan said the legislators were not asking the industry to suspend the foreclosure process, just any final actions authorizing a sheriff's sale. Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Executive Director Brian Hudson said the two rescue funds would include a refinance fund that will use taxable bonds to move people from adjustable-rate mortgages to fixed-rate mortgages with PHFA, which will structure and operate the funds. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Bradford County: Athens attorney states ethics allegations against Sheriff ‘legally wrong' May 10, 2007
That analysis concerned the issues on whether Evans' involvement in a for-profit business with Roger Brown, who purchases real estate at sheriff's sales, or the purchase of real estate at a sheriff's sale by Evan's wife Diane who was at the time of the purchase his fiancee was unethical ... he facts disclosed in the articles including your involvement in a for-profit business entity with Roger Brown, a real estate investor, and the purchase of property at a sheriff's sale 11 years ago by your at... (Sayre Evening Times, PA)
• Leeds landmark may be razed unless money raised for renovation May 7, 2007
The city of Leeds bought the building at a sheriff's sale in 1934, for 1,000 plus back taxes totaling 309. In 1941, the Leeds Fire Department moved into an annex built onto the rear of the original building. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Delafield town planners approve lake condos May 3, 2007
The lakefront parcel was purchased at a sheriff's sale by Todd Brunner of Pewaukee, owner of Peeling Paint LLC, and James Taylor, owner of the Oscar's frozen custard and sandwich establishments in Waukesha and West Allis. They later proposed to establish an elaborate private lake club with private sailing and athletic facilities on the land and two adjoining properties, including The Golden Anchor. (Kettle Moraine Index, WI)
Bradford County: Sheriff candidates square off; Evans, Hostettler, Savercool debate politics and policy ... Bradford County: Reward for information on Keeffes' deaths raised to $118,000 ... Sayre Borough: No decision made yet as to future of DPW building ... ';var marqueewidth="350px";var marqueeheight="20px";var marqueebgcolor="#FFFFFF";////NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE////////////var pauseit=1;var marqueespeed=1 //slow speed down by 1 for NSvar copyspeed=marqueespeedvar pausespeed=(pauseit==0)? copyspeed: 0var iedom=document.all||document.getElementByIdif (iedom)document.write(''+marqueecontent+'')var actualwidth=''var cross_marquee, ns_marqueefunction populate(){if (iedom){cross_marquee=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("iemarquee") : document.all.iemarqueecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"cross_marquee.innerHTML=marqueecontentactualwidth=document.all? temp.offsetWidth : document.getElementById("temp").offsetWidth}else if (document.layers){ns_marquee=document.ns_marquee.document.ns_marquee2ns_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8ns_marquee.document.write(marqueecontent)ns_marquee.document.close()actualwidth=ns_marquee.document.width}lefttime=setInterval("scrollmarquee()",20)}window.onload=populate;function scrollmarquee(){if (iedom){if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)-copyspeed+"px"elsecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"}else if (document.layers){if (ns_marquee.left>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))ns_marquee.left-=copyspeedelsens_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8}}if (iedom||document.layers){with (document){document.write('')if (iedom){write('')write('')write('')write('')}else if (document.layers){write('')write('')write('')}document.write('')}}Wednesday, May 02, 2007 Pictured from left are Bradford County Sheriff Steve Evans and his challengers, Pat Savercool and Greg Hostettler.Photo by Warren Howeler Bradford County: Sheriff candidates square off; Evans, Hostettler, Savercool debate politics and policy May 2, 2007
Many issues that have lately become controversial were also brought up in the course of Tuesday night's debate, including the current sheriff's alleged involvement in purchasing properties at a discounted price through sheriff's sales. Evans categorically denied ever having purchased a property through a sheriff's sale but pointed out that such sales are open to all bidders, even sheriff's office and tax office employees, provided that no transfer of confidential information or price fixing are... (Sayre Evening Times, PA)
Public Notice May 1, 2007
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE ... NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE. (Hartford City News-Times, IN)
Foreclosures on the rise, recent studies show Apr 19, 2007
The Barron County Sheriff's Department currently lists 12 properties going to sheriff's sale between now and the beginning of July ... "I have seen a substantial increase in foreclosures over the last several months," said Barron County Deputy Curtis Arnold, who works on processing the sheriff's sales in the county ... There was a total of 56 sheriff's sales in 2005, and 55 in 2006 in Barron County, with an average of 4. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Bradford County: Sheriff's sales to be advertised in the Morning Times Mar 29, 2007
Bradford County: Sheriff's sales to be advertised in the Morning Times ... TOWANDA The Bradford County Sheriff's Office Wednesday announced that the sheriff's sale notices will be published in the Morning Times, effective April 4, 2007. (Sayre Evening Times, PA)
Spencer's hotel goes to sheriff's sale today Feb 28, 2007
SPENCER, Iowa -- Nobody involved is commenting about the legal situation involving today's sheriff's sale of The Hotel. Not the owner, the former owners, or representative of the bank that forced the sale. (Sioux City Journal)
Welsh building goes on the block - again Feb 18, 2007
DeKALB One of the few undeveloped sites left on Sycamore Road will be auctioned off in a March 1 sheriff's sale, unless the owner comes up with a way to pay creditors first ... The mortgage on the property was foreclosed in 2005, but an 11th-hour bankruptcy filing by owner World Class Corp. saved it from a sheriff's sale that year ... World Class filed its bankruptcy petition in July 2005, one day before the property was scheduled for a sheriff's sale. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Plenty of questions about cleanup of Bishop Tube Feb 9, 2007
The Board of Supervisors didn't want the site sold at a sheriff's sale to someone who might not clean up the site, said Woodman, which was one reason why it supported CCIDA's proposal. Woodman said she thought it was common knowledge among residents of General Warren Village that the site was contaminated. (Exton Suburban Advertiser, PA)
Sayre Borough: Borough playing hardball with delinquent sewer accounts; 35 to 40 properties' garbage service terminated for failure to pay sewer bill Feb 8, 2007
In addition, a recent article in the Morning Times has prompted several residents whose properties were put up for sheriff's sales because of failure to pay their delinquent sewer accounts to come forward and pay their outstanding bills, said Jarrett ... In cases wherein sewer accounts are drastically overdue, the borough has authorized the filing of liens and, eventually the property will be subject to a sheriff's sale. (Sayre Evening Times, PA)
Foreclosure Homes for $1,000? Feb 5, 2007
A Philadelphia property with an estimated market value of $59,000 sold to the Department of Veterans Affairs, a major home loan provider, for $11,100 at an August sheriff's sale. An important note in relation to buying at a foreclosure auction: the winning bid at the auction may not always represent all that's needed to purchase the property free and clear. (Canada Newswire)
Park's new owners plan upgrades Jan 31, 2007
Gordon's Trailer Park along Route 30 in Stoystown was sold in a sheriff's sale on Jan 19 ... Sheeler attended the sheriff's sale on Jan. 19 with her son, James Foust, 45, Friedens. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
U.S. Steel Tower owners seek investors Jan 24, 2007
The decision to bring additional owners on board at the U.S. Steel Tower comes less than a month after Apollo -- which has owned the building since 1987 -- announced plans for a transaction that would transfer the title of the building from one of its affiliates to another through a sheriff's sale, scheduled for June. Mr. Harrigan told the Business Times previously that the sale was a planned transaction, dating back to an agreement reached in 1999. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Collegeville Inn going out Jan 11, 2007
" Roberts said a reserve price, the lowest bid that will be accepted, had not been determined yet. The building was assessed at $2,050,170 by Montgomery County assessors in 1999 after the reconstruction project. The inn sits on a 2.99 acre parcel that is dominated by the Swiss chalet architecture and a large parking lot. Back in December 1997, the "Marketplace Restaurant at Collegeville Inn" concept featured nine a la carte cooking stations that provided salads, seafood, brick-oven pizza,... (Doylestown Central Bucks Life, PA)
Whitney Houston Outfits, Gear Go Up For Auction Jan 10, 2007
Houston avoided a sheriff's sale of her New Jersey mansion after falling more than $1 million behind on the mortgage and accumulating $83,000 in unpaid taxes. A deal has been reached on the mortgage and taxes on the 10-acre Mendham estate have been paid, Morris County authorities said. (WNBC.com, NY)
Whitney Houston Holds Giant Divorce Garage Sale Jan 10, 2007
She recently avoided a sheriff's sale of her New Jersey mansion after falling more than $1 million behind on the mortgage and taxes. Houston's management company decided to auction off more than 300 items from her 1999 world tour to pay for unpaid storage fees on the gear and clothing a bill said to exceed $175,000. (ABC News)
Whitney's bustier? Now's your chance Jan 5, 2007
She avoided a sheriff's sale of her New Jersey mansion after falling more than $1 million behind on the mortgage and accumulating $83,000 in unpaid taxes. A deal has been reached on the mortgage and the taxes on the 10-acre Mendham estate have been paid, Morris County authorities said. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Taking Names Jan 4, 2007
The star avoided a sheriff's sale of her New Jersey mansion after falling more than $1 million behind on the mortgage and accumulating $83,000 in unpaid taxes. Tuesday's auction will be at the Irvington warehouse, but gawkers beware: It will cost $100 to enter the building. (Washington Times)
County loses two employees Jan 1, 2007
The new budget, according to Taylor County Sheriff John Shipp, includes money received from a recent sheriff's sale. - Magistrates adopted a resolution allowing funds to be used to pay for several County water line improvements. (Campbellsille Central Kentucky News Journal, KY)
