Are you worried about your own house, or hoping that someone else's house is going to go on the market...
If in the latter case, there are several steps the homeowner can take to stop the process. Quite often, such things are listed in the legal notices in newspapers. Additionally it becomes a matter of public record available from your county (or whoever takes care of such paperwork.) My neighbors do title searches, etc., as a business... they keep me informed of the latest gossip as it happens.