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Foreclosure Data through the end of September 2012
Posted in Arizona life, foreclosures, real estate information, real estate market conditions, Real estate trends, scottsdale real estate, short sales on November 23, 2012|
1. Active Notices of trustee sale for residential properties as of the end of September 2012 were 11,899 units. Down from last month of 13,066. Down from the all-time high of December ’09 of 47,606.
2. Residential Foreclosures were at their all-time high in March 2010 at 5,451. Residential foreclosures were 1874 last month. This was up by 150 units from September.
3. The residential REO properties are sitting at 5,955 vs. last month of 5,939. Down slightly by 16 units from last month! October of 2011 there were 10,451 REO properties, down 43%! Listed REO properties are approximately 1618 units and pending are 1368. That tells us that there are approximately 2969 properties that are foreclosed but not yet on the market.
4. Short Sales represent approximately 26% of the total sales and REO’s are down to 12.8%. Normal Sales is at the highest point in the last 5 years. They represent 61% of total sales!
Business continues to be strong. We are in a rare opportunity to buy! Interest rates are very low and prices are still low….. But not for long. REO properties seem to be going away as short sales continue to get approved.