Defaults on de rise
From Curbed.com blog
By Curbed.com, Wednesday, June 10, 2009.
LOS ANGELES -- The latest default numbers from the Los Angeles Times' Peter Hong: "In April, 7.16 percent of Los Angeles County mortgages were in default, up from 4.67 percent in April 2008, according to First American, which reports on foreclosures as a percentage of active mortgages, rather than as a share of total households as some other firms do."
Which means?
"That means a whole lot of distressed inventory is on its way to being resold on the open market, putting more downward pressure on home prices."
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Submitted by Judy Orr on June 14, 2009 - 8:59am.
Not only am I waiting for the next set of foreclosures to hit (and hoping to purchase one myself), I am helping sellers try to sell their upside-down homes (usually because of helocs) before they go into foreclosure. So I agree that we have not hit bottom yet, at least not in my area.
Judy Orr
Oak Lawn Homes For Sale
Classic Realty Group
708-536-8200