Tag Archives: Bank Owned Homes

Foreclosure-Related Homes Still Driving Sales

Foreclosure-related sales made up 21 percent of all U.S. sales in 2012 and short sales, when the home is sold for less than the value of the mortgage, made up 22 percent, according to a new report from RealtyTrac. Add … Continue reading

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New Foreclosures Plummet, but Fall Is Temporary

As such, the impact on foreclosure starts, while significant now, is likely to be temporary as the industry adapts to the new requirements, according to LPS’s Herb Blecher. In other words, the settlement designed to protect borrowers from faulty foreclosure … Continue reading

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Foreclosure Discounts Drying Up

As more investors vie for fewer foreclosed properties, prices are going up and great deals are getting scarce. Buyers of bank-owned homes in September got a 7.7 percent discount versus the same home in a non-distressed sale, according to a … Continue reading

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Foreclosures Fall…And That’s a Bad Thing?

A new report came out this morning with a curious headline: “Foreclosure Activity Declines, Hurting Investors.” I read it twice. You would think declines in foreclosure activity would be a good thing, that is, would help, not hurt. Not in … Continue reading

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Flood of Foreclosures Still Fails to Materialize

The number of homes entering the foreclosure process rose in March, up 8.1 percent, according to a new report from lender Processing Services, but the volume is down more than 30 percent from a year ago. Analysts had expected this … Continue reading

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Don’t Let Falling Foreclosure Numbers Fool You

Let me preface with an apology for the huge supply of numbers in this post, but if you can make it through them all, I think you will get the picture I’m drawing here. The so-called “shadow inventory” of residential … Continue reading

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Home Builders Still in the Woods

The best number out of today’s report on sales of newly built homes is not the 7.3 percent bump up in signed contracts, it’s the drop in inventories to a 6.5 month supply. That number is based on a quicker … Continue reading

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