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Investigations over lenders\' methods of handling foreclosure houses may be winding down, but the U.S. federal government and independent bodies are still exerting efforts to make sure that such problems will not occur again. On the one hand, this is being seen as a demonstration of what really went wrong in the housing industry.

The U.S. rental market is thriving and real estate investors are quick to take advantage. A big percentage of foreclosed homes that have been purchased in the past year were bought by investors who are converting these properties into rentals. Becoming a landlord seems to be the most profitable option right now, investors have observed.

The housing sector continues to demonstrate signs of improvement as the number of foreclosure homes in some metro areas of the U.S. dipped during the first month of 2012. More significant though, is the data for residential property prices.