Thursday, February 18, 2010

Foreclosures Decrease 10 Percent in January

Foreclosures decreased 10 percent in January compared with December, according to RealtyTrac®’s monthly foreclosure market report. Foreclosure filings were reported on 315,716 U.S. properties in January, a 10 percent decrease compared with December, but up 15 percent compared with January 2009. The report also found nearly one in every 409 U.S. housing units received a foreclosure filing in January.

Foreclosure activity in California decreased 10.77 percent in January compared with December, with one in every 187 housing units receiving a foreclosure filing, according to the report. Six California cities registered foreclosure rates among the top 10 in the nation: Modesto, one in every 107 housing units; Stockton, one in 107; Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, one in 109; Merced, one in 109; Vallejo-Fairfield, one in 112; and Bakersfield, one in 118.

Source: RealtyTrac®

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