Foreclosures

Over 5,000 Louisiana homes were targeted for some kind of foreclosure action during the third quarter, with most of the owners either losing their homes or being scheduled for a foreclosure sale. That's according to Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac, which tracks foreclosures nationwide...

Five Louisiana metropolitan areas have moved up the ladder in the number of residents in danger of losing their homes to foreclosure.

A national tracking firm says 15,753 properties received some type of foreclosure filing in Louisiana in 2010, more than doubling the total from two years ago.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Foreclosure actions against Louisiana homeowners in November dropped 25 percent from October — a seasonal trend likely pushed farther by delays stemming from the legality of some proposed seizures.