HUD foreclosures are offered to public. HUD gives preference to buyers who commit to live in the foreclosure home at least for one year and those who are teachers and law enforcement officers.

Foreclosure Properties offered for sale by Veterans Administration (VA)

You don't have to be veteran to buy VA foreclosures.

For full listing of VA foreclosure homes see Ocwen Residential Properties for Sale by State by clicking on your state on the map.

Real Estate Owned (REO) by Fannie Mae (Federal Mortgage Association – FNMA)

You can find foreclosure homes by zip codes from Fannie Mae REO listing.

Government foreclosure homes for sale by Freddie Mac (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation – FHLMC)

Freddie Mac list foreclosure opportunities for home buyers and real estate investors at Home Steps

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac also provide home mortgage financing for buyers who are interested in government foreclosure homes they list. Take advantage of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac foreclosures that are offered to public at below-market prices.

Other government agencies that have free listing of foreclosure properties

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) foreclosure real estate sales
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) foreclosure real estate sales
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) which now under U.S. Department of Homeland Security
General Services Administration (GSA)
U.S. Marshals Service (USMS)
U.S. Customs (U.S. Department of the Treasury)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development

Also check with your county government and sheriff's office for their listings of foreclosure homes to be offered for sale to general public.