Claim: A "foreclosure tax" that would take effect in 2013 could mean a high tax bill for those facing foreclosure and millions of families who modified their mortgage or had a short sale through their lender.
Fact-check: Realtors push Congress to extend foreclosure bill 
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Eric Stirgus
Date published: 2012-11-30T00:00:00