July 2008 U.S. Foreclosures
Household per Property with Foreclosure Activity
Source: RealtyTrac
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One in every 464 U.S. households -- 272,171 U.S. properties -- received a foreclosure filing, got a default notice, was warned of a pending auction or were foreclosed on during the month of July. That represents an 8% increase from the previous month, and a 55% increase year over year.
Falling prices are putting more homeowners equity underwater, and is accelerating the housing decline.
Bloomberg reported that Bank seizures rose 184% -- the most since RealtyTrac reporting began in January 2005.
Bank Repossessions (REOs) accounted for 28 percent of all activity during the month, while defaults accounted for 41 percent and auction notices accounted for 31 percent. That is in contrast to REOs accounting for just 16 percent of all activity in July 2007, while defaults in July 2007 were still at 41 percent and auction were at 43 percent. This shift in percentages shows that a higher proportion of properties that enter the forecosure process are ending up repossessed by lenders.
Nevada, California, Florida posted the top state foreclosure rates (%), while California, Florida, Ohio reported the highest foreclosure totals (#).
When it comes to foreclosures, California is ground zero.
The worst area in the July report was Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida, where one in every 64 households received a foreclosure filing. That's 7X the national average. The next 3 highest foreclosure cities were all in California: Merced (1 in 73), Stockton, and Modesto (1 in 82). Then came Las Vegas at # five, followed by three more California area: Riverside-San Bernardino, Bakersfield and Vallejo-Fairfield. Fort Lauderdale was #9, and Phoenix was # 10.
The CEO of RealtyTrac stated:
“Bank repossessions, or REOs, continued to be the fastest growing segment of foreclosure activity in July, posting a 184 percent year-over-year increase — compared to a 53 percent year-over-year increase in default notices and an 11 percent year-over-year increase in auction notices. The sharp rise in REOs, combined with slow sales, has resulted in a bloated inventory of bank-owned properties for sale. RealtyTrac now has more than three quarters of a million properties in its active REO database, a number that represents approximately 17 percent of the inventory of existing homes for sale reported in June by the National Association of Realtors.” --James J. Saccacio
Note: "Foreclosure filings" includes default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions.
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Sources:
FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY INCREASES 8 PERCENT IN JULY Activity Up 55 Percent From July 2007
By RealtyTrac Staff
RealtyTrac, August 14, 2008
http://www.realtytrac.com/ContentManagement/pressrelease.aspx?ChannelID=9&ItemID=5041&accnt=64847
July Foreclosure Report
darenb
Foreclosure Pulse, August 14, 2008 2:00 AM
http://www.foreclosurepulse.com/archive/2008/08/13/110773.aspx
U.S. Foreclosures Increase 55%, Bank Seizures Rise to Record
Dan Levy
Bloomberg, Aug. 14 2008
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=apnc1udScGEY&
US foreclosure filings surge 55 percent
ALAN ZIBEL,
AP Thu Aug 14, 12:02 AM ET
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080814/ap_on_bi_ge/apfn_foreclosure_rates
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Doesn't anyone realize that you can't continue calling a bottom in housing when these foreclosure numbers keep increasing??? More foreclosures means that prices are still going to come down, because people aren't going to buy a foreclosure at market price. The only growing segment of the home sale market is in re-sold foreclosures. Yet building new homes continue. The fundamentals are awful.
Posted by: investorinpa | Aug 14, 2008 8:05:20 AM
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