Everything is bigger in Texas … even the huge savings on foreclosure homes about to hit the auction block!

REDC, one of the nation’s most reputable and successful real estate auction companies, is gearing up for another big weekend (Sat., Nov. 14 and Sun., Nov. 15) with several major public foreclosure sales in the “Lone Star State.”

In fact, nearly 150 properties — condominiums and townhomes, as well as single- and multi-family properties — must be sold.

Everything must go, which is the reason bids can start as low as $500!

Here is where REDC will hold its upcoming foreclosure auctions in Texas (For complete details click here):

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Tomorrow (Friday, Nov. 6), to be precise.

The House of Representatives today overwhelmingly (403-12) passed the initiative, which also extends the $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers until April 30, 2010.

President Barack Obama is expected to officially sign off on the legislation before the upcoming weekend.

So what’s it all mean?

Essentially, if you have been living in your current home for at least five consecutive years (and you own it, of course), the federal government will reward you with up to $6,500 to purchase a new home. However, you must close on the new house no later than June 30, 2010, to receive the bonus.

It’s a great incentive for empty nesters, downsizers, upgraders and basically anyone else who wants to relocate or enjoy a change of scenery … and get rewarded for it.

Get a head start and begin your new home search today at Foreclosure.com. We have the best real estate deals in your area featured in our comprehensive database of more than 2 million nationwide listings.

Happy hunting … and congratulations in advance!

Remember that you can check out when the REDC foreclosure auction train will pull into your town right here (Click the link to see complete nationwide schedule). To search for other foreclosed homes in Tennessee and elsewhere throughout the nation click here.

Gregory Holm (a photographer) and Matthew Radune (an architect) plan to freeze a foreclosure home in Detroit, Mich., and demolish it in spring 2010 to draw more attention to the alarming default situation that has plagued “Motor City” for several years now.

“Ice House Detroit” — one of more than 13,600 active distressed properties in Wayne County, according to third quarter 2009 statistics from Foreclosure.com — will eventually be razed and donated to the community when the unique project is complete sometime in 2010.

The two “artists” came up with the idea of spraying a house with water and freezing it while studying architecture at Rice University in Houston, Texas. It just so happens that Radune feels Detroit is the ideal canvas for their work.

Here’s a snip from Yahoo!:

“It’s a project that couldn’t be done in the same way in New York City and it wouldn’t necessarily make the same sense. Detroit was a place where we could make it into more than architectural installation.”

Holm and Radune have yet to select a specific abandoned house in the region. Once they do they will take photographs of the transformation of the house, which will be featured in a book and possibly a documentary film.

We’ll keep you posted on their progress as it becomes available. In the meantime, feel free to check out their “Ice House Detroit” Web site right here.

It’s that time again.

REDC, one of the nation’s most reputable and successful real estate auction companies, will conduct public foreclosure sales from this Saturday (Oct. 10) through Thursday (Oct. 29) in several states, including Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

It’s six more consecutive days of super sales on condominiums and townhomes, as well as single- and multi-family properties. All told, 467 properties combined must be sold in less than one week.

Bids can start as low as $500 because everything must go!

If you’re looking to take advantage of the best real estate deals in these areas then definitely check out REDCs foreclosure lender auctions.

Here are the locations (For complete details click here):

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