foreclosure
noun
fore·clo·sure
(ˌ)fȯr-ˈklō-zhər 
: an act or instance of foreclosing
specifically
: a legal proceeding that bars or extinguishes a mortgagor's right of redeeming a mortgaged estate
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In February 2025, after real estate investor Andy Sogoyan acquired the property through a foreclosure on its previous owner, Sogoyan posted demolition notices.
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Max Kutner, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2026
But, after a foreclosure, the home, which was appraised at nearly $200,000, sold at auction for about half that value.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
The incentives weren’t enough to forestall foreclosure at The Fay, however.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
Everything that can go wrong does go wrong as staffers Amos (Platt) and Rebecca-Diane (Gordon) struggle to work with the bro-y new director and raise funds to keep the camp from foreclosure.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
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Max Kutner, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2026
But, after a foreclosure, the home, which was appraised at nearly $200,000, sold at auction for about half that value.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
The incentives weren’t enough to forestall foreclosure at The Fay, however.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
Everything that can go wrong does go wrong as staffers Amos (Platt) and Rebecca-Diane (Gordon) struggle to work with the bro-y new director and raise funds to keep the camp from foreclosure.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
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“Foreclosure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreclosure. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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foreclosure
noun
fore·clos·ure
fōr-ˈklō-zhər
1
: a legal proceeding that bars or extinguishes a mortgagor's equity of redemption in mortgaged real property see also deficiency judgment at judgment, redeem, right of redemption, statutory foreclosure, strict foreclosure sense 1
2
: the extinguishment (as under the provisions of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code) of the rights of a debtor in personal property subject to a security interest by judicial proceedings and especially by judicial sale see also strict foreclosure sense 2
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