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Basic foreclosure listing directory

Foreclosure Finder is a basic program that allows users to access listings of properties that have been foreclosed upon. Although the program doesn't do anything that users couldn't do on their own, the fact that the program compiles links to various listings in one place is handy.

The program's interface is basic, consisting mostly of a series of gray buttons. Click on the Bank Owned Homes button and the program displays buttons for 34 major lenders. Clicking on each button takes users to that lender's online listing of homes for sale. The program works similarly for … Read more

Recession makes cave-dwellers sell on eBay

Curt Sleeper is a man ahead of the curve. The curve that begins the downward spiral.

Understanding that humanity is regressing to its cave-dweller roots, he and his wife Deborah bought their own cave in Festus, Mo., back when most people were tossing their home equity down a cavernous hole.

The Sleepers even sold their DVD collection to buy the 17,000 square foot cave. I don't even want to think what their heating bills must be. However, I know they are now experiencing a deep chill.

The cave cost $160,000, of which the Sleepers put down half. … Read more

Real estate site Roost gets $8 million in funding

Roost, a San Francisco-based real estate search site, has secured $8 million in funding, bucking the slowdown trend in the property market and economy overall, the company announced on Tuesday.

Shasta Ventures led the round, which also included General Catalyst Partners, The Cross Country Group LLC and Geolo Capital, who had previously provided $5.5 million.

"In this tumultuous time, many Americans are looking for an investment alternative to the stock market," Jason Pressman, managing director at Shasta Ventures who will join Roost's board of directors, said in a statement. Roost is able to provide the most … Read more