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States with a year-over-year increase included New Jersey ; Delaware ; Louisiana ; Alabama ; and Hawaii . Three of the nation's 20 largest metro areas posted year-over-year increases in foreclosure activity: Houston ; San Francisco ; and New York . Foreclosure News
Confidence for transaction volume growth over the next 12 months increased 0.4 percent from Q4 2016 and increased 0.63 percent compared with a year ago. Confidence for growth in purchase transaction volume over the next 12 months increased 6.5 percent from last quarter and 3.7 percent compared with a year ago. Foreclosure News
Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,285,000, 4.6 percent above the revised December rate of 1,228,000 and 8.2 percent above the January 2016 rate of 1,188,000. Privately-owned housing starts in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,246,000, 2.6 percent below the […]
This is down 14 percent from 2015 to the lowest level since 2006, when there were 717,522 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings. The report also shows that 0.70 percent of all U.S. housing units had at least one foreclosure filing in 2016, the lowest annual foreclosure rate nationwide since 2006. Foreclosure News
There were a total of 86,561 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings in November, down 18 percent from the previous month and down 17 percent from a year ago. A total of 35,222 U.S. properties started the foreclosure process in November, down 19 percent from the previous month and down 15 percent from a year ago. […]
The total U.S. loan delinquency rate was 4.27 percent, up 0.74 percent from August 2016 but down 12.24 percent from September 2015. The total U.S. foreclosure pre-sale inventory rate was 1.00 percent, down 3.38 percent from August 2016 and down 31.23 percent from September 2015. Foreclosure News
The total U.S. loan delinquency rate was 4.51 percent in July 2016. According to First American's model, the market for existing-home sales is underperforming its potential by 1.3 percent or an estimated 92,000 seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of sales. Foreclosure News
That's 3.5 percent higher than the May 2016 estimate and 25.4 percent above the June 2015 estimate of 472,000. June's first-time foreclosure starts were at 69,300 – the lowest starts reported in 16 years. Foreclosure News
A state chemist responsible for testing drug evidence in Massachusetts criminal cases was high at work and while testifying in court almost daily between 2005… ABA Journal Daily News