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U.S. Foreclosure Activity Shifts Eastward in April

By RealtyTrac Staff May 10, 2012 Foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 188,780 U.S. properties in April, the lowest monthly total since July 2007. April foreclosure activity decreased 5 percent from the previous month and was down 14 percent from April 2011. One in every 698 U.S. housing units had a foreclosure filing during the month. “Rising foreclosure activity in many state and local markets in April was masked at the national level by sizable decreases in hard-hit foreclosure states like California, Arizona and Nevada,” said Brandon Moore, CEO of RealtyTrac. Read Complete Article

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54 Percent of U.S. Metros Post Quarterly Increase in Foreclosure Activity in First Quarter By RealtyTrac Staff April 24, 2012 First quarter foreclosure activity increased from the previous quarter in 114 out of the nation’s 212 metropolitan areas with a population of 200,000 or more. Find out which metros had the biggest increases. Short Sale Surge Coming in 2012 According to New RealtyTrac Report Presented in Live CDPE Broadcast By RealtyTrac Staff April 19, 2012 RealtyTrac today unveiled a new report outlining expected short sale trends in 2012. The report was presented exclusively in a live broadcast produced by the Charfen Institute. Q1 2012 Foreclosure Activity Lowest Since Q4 2007 By RealtyTrac Staff April 5, 2012 Foreclosure filings were reported on 572,928 properties during the first quarter of 2012, down 2 percent from the previous quarter and down 16 percent from the first quarter of 2011. Play Video February 2012 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report: Foreclosure Tide Rising in Half of Largest Metro Areas By RealtyTrac Staff March 13, 2012 Foreclosure filings were reported on 206,900 U.S. properties in February. That was a 2 percent decrease from the previous month and was down 8 percent from February 2011. Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2011 U.S. Foreclosure Sales Report: Shifting Toward Short Sales By RealtyTrac Staff February 28, 2012 Sales of homes that were in some stage of foreclosure or bank owned accounted for 24 percent of all U.S. residential sales during the fourth quarter. Play Video January 2012 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report: Frozen-Up Foreclosure Process Begins to Thaw By RealtyTrac Staff February 15, 2012 Foreclosure filings were reported on 210,941 U.S. properties in January, a 3 percent increase from the previous month but still down 19 percent from January 2011. Q3 Foreclosure Sales Report: Restricted Supply Lowering Foreclosure Sales By RealtyTrac Staff January 26, 2012 Sales of homes that were in some stage of foreclosure or bank owned accounted for 20 percent of all U.S. residential sales in the third quarter of 2011, down from 30 percent of all sales in Q3 2010. 2011 Year-End Foreclosure Report: Foreclosures on the Retreat By RealtyTrac Staff January 9, 2012 Foreclosure filings were reported on 1,887,777 U.S. properties in 2011, a decrease of 34 percent in total properties from 2010. Foreclosure activity in 2011 was the lowest since 2007. Scheduled Foreclosure Auctions At 9-Month High as New Foreclosure Wave Builds By RealtyTrac Staff December 14, 2011 Foreclosure filings were reported on 224,394 U.S. properties in November, a 3 percent decrease from the previous month and a 14 percent decrease from November 2010. U.S. Foreclosure Activity Hits 7-Month High in October By RealtyTrac Staff November 9, 2011 Foreclosure filings were reported on 230,678 U.S. properties in October, a 7 percent increase from the previous month, but still down nearly 31 percent from October 2010.