How can I find free foreclosure listings?

Question

I need to find some foreclosure listings in Lincoln City, Oregon without having to put any type of credit card number online.

Answer 1

Try the government ones here:

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA):
http://www.resales.usda.gov/
Real Estate for Sale by US Government Site #1
http://www.firstgov.gov/shopping/realestate/realestate.shtml
Site #2 http://www.homesales.gov/homesales/mainAction.do
IRS: Real & Personal Property Sales: http://www.ustreas.gov/auctions/irs/
Acquiring a VA guaranteed home foreclosed by states: http://www.ocwen.com/reo/residential/res_reofindbystate.cfm?proptype=VA
Foreclosure requirement by HUD guaranteed loans: http://www.hudclips.org/sub_nonhud/cgi/nph-brs.cgi?d=MLET&s1=90-$%5Bno%5D&op1=AND&SECT1=TXTHLB&SECT5=MLET&p=1&r=39&f=G
Homes and properties being sold by the different departments in US Government:
http://www.hud.gov/homes/homesforsale.cfm
USDA Properties for sale all states
http://www.resales.usda.gov/sfhdirect/sfh_prop_main.cfm
Good luck on your research

Answer 2

Here is the rub: All the foreclosure sites, free or pay sites, get their information from the mandatory postings in the paper. They are not updated. Some of those houses never make it to the auction block, they are redeemed, short saled, etc.. If the properties do go to foreclosure, it may be months before they are offered for sale. Skip the foreclosure sites and start talking to a Realtor.

Answer 3

The local papers. Foreclosures have to be posted publicly.

Answer 4

Go to your county recorders office. Its public information.

Answer 5

Even the websites you pay for are unreliable.

Go to the county tax assessors office (or website if they have one)