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The number of U.S. homeowners who received non-foreclosure solutions in the third quarter of 2014 totaled approximately 468,000 despite seeing large year-over-year declines in every category, according to data released this week by the HOPE NOW Alliance.

Distressed residential properties had a median sales price of 37 percent below the median sales price of non-distressed properties nationwide in September, according to RealtyTrac's Q3 2014 Residential and Foreclosure Sales Report released Tuesday.

Short sales and sales of distressed properties (those that are in foreclosure or bank-owned) accounted for 12.7 percent of all residential home sales in the U.S. in the third quarter, according to RealtyTrac's Q3 2014 Residential Sales Report released today.

About 40,000 homeowners nationwide received permanent mortgage loan modifications from servicers in August, which includes loans completed through proprietary programs and under the government's Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), according to data released by the HOPE NOW Alliance on Thursday.

A federal judge earlier this week dismissed a bid by Wells Fargo Bank and Citigroup's mortgage unit to have a lawsuit against them thrown out accusing the lenders of violating federal law by inaccurately reporting information about short sales to credit agencies, subsequently hurting consumers' chances of obtaining loans.

The Office of the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD OIG) has recommended that Jacksonville, Florida-based EverBank Servicing Lender reimburse HUD more than $1.5 million for violating the terms of the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) Preforeclosure Sale Program.

The August median price of U.S. distressed homes climbed both monthly and annually, according to RealtyTrac's August 2014 U.S. Residential and Foreclosure Sales Report released on Sept. 25.

Fannie Mae recently released a report revising the waiting periods for borrowers with a derogatory credit event such as a foreclosure, bankruptcy, short sale, or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure on their credit history to obtain a new loan.

The nationwide annual rate of the sale of residential properties, which include single family homes, condominiums, and town homes, declined by 3 percent month-over-month and 12 percent year-over-year in July, according to RealtyTrac's July 2014 U.S Residential & Foreclosure Sales Report released on August 29

Local home prices rebounded in Southern Nevada in May despite slight decreases from March to April, according to statistics released by the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors (GLVAR). The GLVAR reported that the median price of existing single-family homes in the area was up 1.6 percent from April to $195,000.