An eviction team removes furniture during a home foreclosure on Wednesday, Sept. 21 in Longmont, Colorado. The family had already moved out of the four-bedroom house, leaving some furniture to be removed to the street after the sheriff's department served the court order for the eviction. Although sales of previously owned homes have risen nationally, the glut of foreclosures is expected to keep the rise in home values below the rate of inflation for years.

Boulder County sheriff's deputy Patrick Gallagher checks the final paperwork during a home foreclosure on Wednesday, Sept. 21 in Longmont, Colorado.

An eviction team member cleans a foreclosed home on Wednesday, Sept. 21 in Longmont, Colorado.