Foreclosure Statistics in US
Foreclosure Paperwork May Have Caused Additional Problems
As some of the nation’s largest lenders have conceded that their foreclosure procedures might have been improperly handled, lawsuits have revealed myriad missteps in crucial documents. The flawed practices that GMAC Mortgage, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America have recently begun investigating are so prevalent, lawyers and legal experts say, that additional lenders and loan [...]
Increasing Foreclosures in Mass Starting to Strain Economy
Many economists say the U.S. won’t fully recover from the recession until the housing market recovers. But the number of homeowners facing foreclosure continues to rise. And as NPR’s Anthony Brooks reports, the foreclosure crisis is now deepening in states like Massachusetts, places that were initially spared the worst of the real estate collapse. ANTHONY [...]
Massachusetts Foreclosure Data and Statistics
Foreclosures are spreading like wildfire in the suburbs. And while sad as this wave of distress is, it may provide some buying opportunities in our perpetually overpriced Greater Boston market. I spent time last night studying a foreclosure spreadsheet covering most of the towns and cities across our metro area put together by RealtyTrac. The [...]
Additional Information on Massachusetts Foreclosures and Bank of America
PBS has a great interview about Bank of America’s foreclosure prevention plans for Massachusetts. Bank of America’s Foreclosure Fight Plan Wednesday, March 24, 2010 SUSIE GHARIB: Welcome relief today for some people who can’t make their mortgage payments if they’re with Bank of America. Tom, under pressure from state attorneys general, the bank agreed to [...]
Is the Foreclosure Crisis in Massachusetts Ending or At Least Slowing?
The foreclosure mess is far from over. But there is a flurry of signs, some national, and one local, that we just might be finally reaching a turning point. On the macro level, the number of homeowners falling behind on their mortgages actually fell in the fourth quarter, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Friday. Mortgages [...]
Foreclosures Expected to Continue in Massachusetts
The worst of the foreclosure crisis that swept through the region in the past few years may be over, but the problem is not going away just yet. The number of foreclosures fell last year. Yet at the same time, lenders began the process of foreclosing on hundreds more homes in the area. High unemployment [...]
Home Loan Delinquency Rates Rise Based on Foreclosures
Home-loan delinquency rates in the US reached 10% in December, up from the record-high 9.97% in November [1], according to Lender Processing Services (LPS [2]: 38.85 -0.05%), which provides data on mortgage performance. Accounting for foreclosures in the pipeline, the total non-current rate stands at 13.3%, according to the data in the LPS database. When [...]
Massachusetts Foreclosures Rise in 2009, Overall
The number of foreclosures initiated in Massachusetts jumped 28.1 percent in 2009 to 27,928 from 21,804 in 2008 but was 5.5 percent below the level in 2007, according to the latest report from The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. The number of completed foreclosures, meanwhile, declined 25.4 percent to 9,269 last year from [...]
Massachusetts Real Estate Foreclosure Update
The number of foreclosures initiated in Massachusetts during the month of November fell below 2,000 for the first time since January, according to a new report by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. Still, petitions to foreclose, which mark the start of the foreclosure process, remain at a relatively high level and were [...]
1 Million Homes Foreclosed in the US During 3rd Quarter 2009
Troubled home loans continued to mount in the nation’s banks in the third quarter as even once-solid borrowers increasingly fell behind on their mortgage payments. For the first quarter ever, the number of homes in foreclosure with mortgages serviced by U.S. national banks and savings and loans topped the 1-million mark, according to figures released [...]