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California foreclosures set to surge

Posted: September 26th, 2011



ARTICLE, HOUSINGWIRE
California default notices spiked 55% in August, and the number may keep rising in the coming months as mortgage servicers shake off the robo-signing freeze, according to RealtyTrac Senior Vice President Rick Sharga.

Foreclosures fall for 10th straight month

Posted: August 18th, 2011



ARTICLE, CNN
Foreclosure filings dropped once again in July, hitting their lowest level since November 2007, as processing delays and foreclosure prevention measures enabled a larger number of delinquent borrowers to remain in their homes.

Filings were down 4% compared to June and were 35% lower than July 2010, marking the tenth straight month of year-over-year declines, according to RealtyTrac, a leading online marketer of foreclosed properties.

REO levels in July reach second highest point ever: RealtyTrac

Posted: August 13th, 2010



ARTICLE, REO INSIDER, 08.13.2010
In July, 92,858 properties went back to the banks as REO, the second highest monthly total since RealtyTrac, an online foreclosure marketplace, began tracking them in April 2005.

U.S. home foreclosures reach record high in second quarter

Posted: July 19th, 2010


ARTICLE, LA TIMES, 07.19.2010
Bank repossessions increased 38% in the second quarter from the same period a year earlier for a record total of 269,952, according to data to be released Thursday by RealtyTrac.

Top 20 Foreclosure Filings by City

Posted: May 6th, 2010

Just when you thought it was safe: Foreclosures spike

Posted: April 20th, 2010


ARTICLE, CNN/MONEY 04.15.2010
In the first three months of 2010 foreclosure filings rose 7%, to more than 930,000, compared with the previous quarter, according to the online foreclosure marketing firm RealtyTrac. That is a 16% jump over the first three months of 2009.