Latest Foreclosure News
According to latest industry reports, foreclosures fell by roughly 26% last month, in comparison to figures generated from April 2011. However, as positive as that sounds, that doesn’t mean that the nation is feeling the benefit of an upswing in fortune.
Taking the figures as whole, things are looking better. However when the figures are analyzed state by state, things looks a little different. Some states employ a faster foreclosure process, therefore there are less homes in the queue that are due for repossession by the lenders.
Other states work much slower, so naturally they’re not looking quite as good in the data files. This is where the disparity lies between national and state statistics. On one hand the figures could be used to lull people into a false sense of security. On the other, we could end up pouring more oil onto waters that are already murky beyond measure.
To bring clarity to the way in which the figures have panned out, as many as twenty-seven different states listed a positive growth in the amount of properties that are in or are about the go into foreclosure. That’s almost half the country.
That said, it is thought that of those now in danger of repossession, a good deal are due to the fact that lenders are clearing the backlog of cases that have been in mortgage debt for the last two or three years. It’s widely held that generally, home owners are managing to make their payments with a clearer margin than they have previously.
There’s also the news that more and more lenders are going down the short sale route, as a means of staving of repossessions, and avoiding adding to the foreclosure statistics. That’s good news for many, as being given the opportunity to sell your home is far more preferable to having it snatched out from under your feet.
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