Where do companies like Reatlytrac get (or buy) their lis pendens and
foreclosure information? We need as specific an answer as possible,
with as many such sources and likely costs of aquiring such info as possible.

Thanks

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Clarification of Question by infobank-ga on 09 Sep 2004 14:19 PDT

Thanks for your comments, truetype84. We greatly appreciate them. But
these are almost all REO or Bank owned properties, but what we are
looking for is pending foreclosure auctions and lis pendens
information to buy so that we can redistribute it to our customers. At
any point in time, there are about 40-60,000 REO properies in the US,
but When you factor in shceduled foreclosure auctions and lis pendes,
that number jumps to about 500,000. We already have REOs and Bankowned
listings, but wish to add foreclosure auctions and lis pendens
information.

Many Thanks.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 02 Oct 2004 08:04 PDT

infobank-ga,

My guess would be that they actually acquire the data on a
county-by-county basis.  It takes a sizable organization to do this,
but the result is their ability to offer a fairly unique service.

I'm speculating, here, but if this is, indeed, how they acquire their
listings, what information would you like from the researchers here. 
Do you want county-specific information contact information for
obtaining the data yourself?  Or is there something else that you're
after?

Let us know, and we'll see what we can do.

pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by infobank-ga on 05 Oct 2004 11:55 PDT

What we're looking for is a source which sells or provides this
information (for redistribution -- not private use only) on a national
or semi-national basis. We beleivee there are organizations or
companies out there who provide this.

If the researcher are of the strong informed opnion that it's
available on a county by county basis, then we need information on as
many counties in the US and Canada as possible that provide lis
pendens and/or foreclosure auction information (Not REOs) in a digital
format/datatbase -- preferably on a website along with the Url + other
suggestions for collecting it.

Many thanks.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 05 Oct 2004 14:09 PDT

infobank-ga,

Thanks for getting back to me.  I think with one or two more rounds of
comments to each other, I may be able to provide an answer for you.

You are right in suspecting that there are commercial companies out
there tha make foreclosure information available for redistribution.

The main player in this field, though, is RealtyTrac, and I gather
that one has to be a pretty big outfit in order to play in their game.
 RealtyTrac provides foreclosure listing information to America
Online, MSN House & Home, The Wall Street Journal Real Estate pages,
and Yahoo Real Estate, just to name some of the biggies.

So...one answer to your question is that RealtyTrac is a source of the
information you're looking for.  I leave it to you to judge whether
you're ready for the big leagues here.

There's another company that also has a deep listing of foreclosure
information -- in fact, they provide some of their information to
RealtyTrac.  I can provide some information on this company, though I
confess to not having an in-depth familiarity with their business
operations -- the best I could do is put you in touch with them to
explore the opportunities for yourself.

There's one more company that sometimes receives some attention as a
source of foreclosure information, but they do not seem to have a deep
database, and I don't believe they are anywhere near as comprehensive
as RealtyTrac.  However, I can provide some information on this
company as well.

Lastly, I am aware of -- and can provide links to -- about 50 counties
around the country that make foreclosure information available online.
 Here's an example of the information from one such county, although
each county has a different style for presenting the information, some
more comprehensive than others:

http://www.faycoso.com/sales.html
Fayette County, Ohio

SHERIFF SALES
Appraisals - first and third Friday of Month
Sales - second and fourth Friday of Month


Case No:  20040075CVE    Date of Sale: October 8, 2004   Time:  1:00 PM.
Case Title: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. vs Evans, David A. et al

Attorney: Dennis Reimer   Phone No: 330-425-4201

Place of Sale:  Door of Court House, 110 E. Court St. Wash. C.H., Ohio 43160

Property Location: 40 Railroad St. Jeffersonville, Ohio 43128

Appraisal Date: 08-20-2004         (Exterior apprasial only)

Deed Reference:         Volume     127       Page  2471   

Property Appraised: $75,000.00   Minimum 2/3: $50,000.00                     

Appraisers:   Wayne Taylor    121 E. Court St. Wash. C.H., Ohio 43160
Lisa Satterfield          314 E. Court St. Wash. C.H., Ohio 43160
Jim Polk                    121 E. Court St. Wash. C.H., Ohio 43160

Auctioneer:    Address: 

Terms of Sale:    10% of sale value down on day of sale, balance due
within 30 days after receipt of confirmation of deed. No personal
checks. Buyer beware.

 Sale price:                                                     
Down payment:  

Deed preparation fee:    $50.00                    
Balance Due:     
Sold to: 
Deed made to:

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A very different sort of listing is at Craven County, NC:

http://206.107.97.91/

CRAVEN COUNTY 
   10/05/04                 TAX FORECLOSURES                     17:07:03 
                    INQUIRY PARCELS TO BE FORECLOSED 
                                                            DATE TO     SUIT 
 SEQ#  TAXPAYER NAME                     PARCEL ID #         ATTORNEY    FILED 
 001 ABOUZIED, FATHY                     2 056     025       11 12 2003       
 002 ALANTIC STATES BANK                 1 V-16    036       09 15 2004       
 003 ALDRIDGE, LEVI & EUGENE HEIRS       8 039     170       01 22 2004       
 004 ALEXANDER, WILLIAM H & JESSIE       8 044-A   064       09 17 2003   YES 
 005 ALLARD, WILLIAM R                   6 220-E   C-012     07 11 2003   YES 
 006 ALLEN, CHARLES P & MARLYN A         2 054     148       11 12 2003       
 007 ALLEN, WILFRED O & ALLEN, EVELUN D  2 017-2   104       07 11 2003   YES 
 008 ALLIGOOD, FLAVIUS L & MARTHA        7 107     009       00 00 0000       
 009 ANDERSON, FRED L JR & PAMELA ROUSE  2 035     085       09 15 2004       

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If you think the information on the companies and on the county
listings would suffice as an answer to your question, let me know, and
I'll be happy to post the information I have available.

And if there's something different that you're hoping for, let me know
that as well, and I'll see what I can do.

All the best,

pafalafa-ga

Hallo

Here are some web-sites that can help you:

http://www.hud.gov/homes/index.cfm
U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Development

http://www2.fdic.gov/drrore/
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

http://app1.sba.gov/pfsales/dsp_search.html
Small Business Administration

http://www.firstpreston.com/buyers_property.asp
Property listing

http://www.goldenfeather.com/
Golden Feather Realty

http://www.iasreo.com/search/home4sale.asp
IAS-Integrated Asset Services

http://www.keystonebest.com/reo/reo_inventory.asp

http://www.lendersreo.com/2020applications/propertylistings.asp

http://www.matrixasset.com/07_REO_Properties.asp

http://www.premierereo.com/consumerSvlt//nav/ConsumerNavL1.jsp/requestPage/consumer/PropertySearch.jsp

http://treonet.com/

http://www.reonationwide.com/prop_list.htm

http://www.bankofamerica.com/state.cgi?section=generic&update=&cookiecheck=yes&destination=nba/loansandhomes/index.cfm?template=hc_bank_op
Bank of America

http://www.countrywide.com/purchase/f_reo.asp

http://www.downeysavings.com/property/reo.asp

http://www.1800fremont.com/REO/ReoProperties_Available.asp

http://www.foreclosurenet.net/
Foreclosed Homes & Foreclosures

http://www.greenpoint.com/Index.cfm?spPathName=static/prop-home.htm

http://apps.indymacbank.com/individuals/realestate/search.asp

http://services.mandtbank.com/personal/mortgage/reomort.cfm

http://www.ocwen.com/reo/reofindbystate.cfm

http://www.peoples.com/im/cda/multi_elements/0,,1355,00.html
People's Bank - Bank Owned Property

http://www.unitybank.com/foreclosures/index.cfm
Unity Bank Foreclosure Listings

http://www.wfsg.com/realestate/realestate.aspx
Wilshire properties

http://www.colohfa.org/nr_reo.shtml
Colorado Estates

http://www.kyhousing.org/REO/
Kentucky Housing Corporation

http://www.resales.usda.gov/
USDA Properties for Sales

http://www.treas.gov/auctions/irs/real1.html

http://www.homesteps.com/hm01_1featuresearch.htm

http://www.mortgagecontent.net/reoSearchApplication/fanniemae/reoSearch.jsp

Hope it will help you
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