Foreclosures Decrease finally, Real Estate Owned (REO) Increase

by Property Management Software on May 14, 2010

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Foreclosure Real Estate Property

Foreclosure Real Estate Property

The total number of foreclosure filings – notices of defaults, auction notices and bank repossessions fell by 9% from March to April, 2010 and 2% compared to last year. This is the first decline since 2006.

However repossessions of homes have increased. Real Estate Owned or REOs have spiked as homeowners are walking away from homes that are underwater where they owe more than the value of the home. The other reason is that banks are working through their backlog and repossessing more homes.

Have Foreclosures bottomed out?

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