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Home sales plunge 27 percent to lowest in 15 years

Foreclosures on the rise again

Unemployment driving increase in Minnesota foreclosures

Foreclosures are still plaguing the United States real estate market -- as many as 2.8 million foreclosures are predicted nationally for this year. The government's Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) is designed to help consumers facing foreclosure -- but critics say HAMP is poorly managed and needs to do better in order to meet the growing number of troubled mortgages.

Federal foreclosure aid disappoints many

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