Foreclosure Listings services are becoming a reference source all of their own. As the numbers of foreclosure actions initiated by lenders across the nation increase as never before, the providers of database services already recognised as reliable information purveyors have only to expand their services to tap into this market much in demand.
Who are the clients? Once the tool used only by investors seeking an advantage over the competition, and then becoming known to new investors or investors new to foreclosures, this years' clients include home buyers and sellers. No longer solely listings of foreclosure properties in one of the three stages of foreclosure, the services have been driven to expand by a swell in demand for education, and the provision of ancillary services such as relocation advice. There are links to Movers and relocation services on many sites. With home buyers facing greater challenges financing their foreclosure purchase, links to mortgage calculators and many of the useful tools of traditional real estate web sites have been added. Home owners concerned they may be facing a need for a quick sale in a very slow market also use the listings to get an idea of the discounted listing prices of foreclosures in their particular location.
Useful, timely and free articles and links to local and national related news items have grown by leaps and bounds on most of the established sites. Some well known 'gurus' providing foreclosure listings in their basic form until this last 2 years have now branched out into web seminars, and chat rooms. Users are encouraged to interact in forums and discussion boards getting familiar with the subject through basic tips, and most importantly, the support of realtors and experienced investors to give them confidence. Forum members are not limited to would-be buyers; there is a place for the homeowner in financial distress, looking for the hand to guide them in the first instance, when talking to friends, and sometimes family members is so hard for them to face. Blogs abound with commonsense and practical responses information on local real estate markets and include stories from real life as examples as well as textbook answers.
Sitemaps have expanded to offer all these extra services by state, county and major city in the one subscription. Many of the services offered are free, the subscription service being the part with the detailed information on a particular foreclosure property being the motor which finances and drives the free stuff. Google up anything on foreclosure news and you are bound to have a page of the best foreclosure listings links.
