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RealtyTrac reported today that U.S. home foreclosure filings slowed in October for a third straight month and rising unemployment will spur another record year of failing mortgages in 2010, with only marginal improvement in 2011.

Foreclosures have many casualties from individuals, homeowners, renters to entire communities.

Municipalities have seen and will continue to see a swell of citizen complaints resulting from foreclosures – vacancy and abandonment of homes when they cannot be resold.  Regulatory changes are needed but this will take time to institute.  In the meantime, municipalities have a sense of urgency to fix the economic and social impacts of foreclosures on their communities.

The Mustel/BasicGov survey revealed that they are finding ways to deal with the impact of foreclosures despite their limited resources by using code enforcement policies, assigning responsibilities and implementing technology to improve processes and efficiencies.

Read more about the Mustel/BasicGov survey findings and the impact of foreclosures on local governments.

Citizen Portal streamlines permits and inspections, code enforcement and community planning.

Citizen Portal lets property owners, building contractors and developers apply online, schedule inspections or check the status of applications 24/7.

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In summary, Citizen Portal is for:

• Citizens to apply for permit or planning applications online.
• Citizens to file neighborhood complaints (code enforcement).
• City staff or citizens to check application status.
• City staff or citizens to publish documents.
• City Staff to notify citizens when to access and review their information online.

And Citizen Portal integrates with the BasicGov suite of web-based solutions (Permits & Inspections, Code Enforcement, and Planning).

See launch news release and product brochure for more information.

For Citizen Portal pricing, contact sales@basicgov.com