Real Estate Information Archive

According to Realty Trac, the trusted national foreclosure trend reporting company, the June 2010 data shows that Washington State still ranks #15 in the list of 50 states with foreclosures, #1 being the state with the most foreclosures.  The data shows there were 5,020 properties in foreclosure in Washington State last month.  This number translates to 1 out of every 556 housing units in foreclosure.  The definition of Housing Units is "stick-built single-family houses, condominiums and townhouses."

Month's End, June 2010:

• King County had 1,615 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 515 housing units is in foreclosure.
• Pierce County had 923 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 348 housing units is in foreclosure.
• Snohomish County had 792 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 363 housing units is in foreclosure.

Our neighbors in Oregon had 3,843 homes in foreclosure which is 1 out of every 423 housing units in foreclosure.  Oregon ranks 22nd in the nation for homes in foreclosure.

Here are the top five states in the U.S. with properties in foreclosure, according to the data published this month by RealtyTrac.

1. California continues to have the largest number of properties in foreclosure in the U.S. with 69,114, which means 1 out of every 193 housing units is in foreclosure.
2. Florida had 51,550 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 170 housing units is in foreclosure. 
3. Michigan had 17,120 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 264 housing units is in foreclosure.   
4. Illinois had 14,732 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 358 housing units is in foreclosure.
5. Arizona had 14,424 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 188 housing units is in foreclosure.

Would you like to have a list of all the homes that are ABOUT to be foreclosed upon in any given ZIP code?  How about the top 5 hottest foreclosure or bank-owned homes for sale in King County?  Please contact me and I'll be happy to assist you - I'm here to help!

I was out of town without wifi when the May 2010 foreclosure data became available so now that I'm back, here is the information.

According to Realty Trac, the trusted national foreclosure trend reporting company, the May 2010 data shows that Washington State ranks #15 in the list of 50 states with foreclosures, #1 being the state with the most foreclosures.  The data shows there were 4,860 properties in foreclosure in Washington State last month.  This number translates to 1 out of every 574 housing units in foreclosure.  The definition of Housing Units is "stick-built single-family houses, condominiums and townhouses."

Month's End, May 2010:

• King County had 1,502 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 554 housing units is in foreclosure.
• Pierce County had 938 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 342 housing units is in foreclosure.
• Snohomish County had 765 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 366 housing units is in foreclosure.

Our neighbors in Oregon had 3,146 homes in foreclosure which is 1 out of every 517 housing units in foreclosure.  Oregon ranks 25th in the nation for homes in foreclosure.

Here are the top five states in the U.S. with properties in foreclosure, according to the data published this month by RealtyTrac.

1. California still shows the most number of properties in foreclosure in the U.S. with 72,030, which means 1 out of every 185 housing units is in foreclosure.
2. Florida had 50,685 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 173 housing units is in foreclosure. 
3. Michigan had 20,322 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 223 housing units is in foreclosure.   
4. Arizona had 16,097 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 169 housing units is in foreclosure.
5. Illinois had 15,061 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 350 housing units is in foreclosure.

Would you like to have a list of all the homes that are ABOUT to be foreclosed upon in any given ZIP code?  How about the top 5 hottest foreclosure or bank-owned homes for sale in King County?  Please contact me and I'll be happy to assist you - I'm here to help!

It's time to talk about the foreclosure data for the month of April 2010.  If you have a specific question about foreclosures in Washington State, please let me know so that I may help you find the data you are looking for.

According to Realty Trac, the trusted national foreclosure trend reporting company, the April 2010 data shows that Washington State ranks #20 in the list of 50 states with foreclosures, #1 being the state with the most foreclosures.  Today's data shows there were 4,365 properties in foreclosure in Washington State in April.  This number translates to 1 out of every 639 housing units in foreclosure.  The definition of Housing Units is "stick-built single-family houses, condominiums and townhouses."

Month's End, April 2010:

• King County had 1,282 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 649 housing units is in foreclosure.
• Pierce County had 805 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 399 housing units is in foreclosure.
• Snohomish County had 675 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 415 housing units is in foreclosure.

Our neighbors in Oregon had 3,813 homes in foreclosure which is 1 out of every 421 housing units in foreclosure.  Oregon ranks 23rd in the nation for homes in foreclosure.

Here are the top five states in the U.S. with properties in foreclosure, according to the data published this month by RealtyTrac.

1. California continues to report the most number of properties in foreclosure in the nation: 69,725, which means 1 out of every 185 housing units is in foreclosure.  This number is 23,448 LESS than March 2010.
2. Florida had 48,384 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 181 housing units is in foreclosure. 
3. Michigan had 19,173 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 236 housing units is in foreclosure.   
4. Illinois had 18,870 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 279 housing units is in foreclosure.
5. Nevada had 16,217 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 69 housing units is in foreclosure - yikes.

I was surprised Arizona did not make the top five - they were bumped from position three in March to sixth in the nation in April for foreclosure volume.

Would you like to have a list of all the homes that are ABOUT to be foreclosed upon in any given ZIP code?  How about the top 5 hottest foreclosure or bank-owned homes for sale in King County?  Please contact me and I'll be happy to assist you - I'm here to help!

The foreclosure data seemed a little late this month.  I checked yesterday and it still showed only the February data but I heard the news report on foreclosures this morning, so I knew the data must be available at last!  Here, I bring to you the monthly foreclosure stats.  If you have a specific question about foreclosures in Washington State, please let me know and I can help you with the date you are looking for.

According to Realty Trac, the trusted national foreclosure trend reporting company, the March 2010 data shows that Washington State still ranks #26 in the list of 50 states with foreclosures, #1 being the state with the most foreclosures.  Today's data shows there were 3,117 properties in foreclosure in Washington State in March.  This number translates to 1 out of every 895 housing units in foreclosure.  The definition of Housing Units is "stick-built single family houses, condominiums and townhouses."

Month's End, March 2010:

• King County had 832 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 1,001 housing units is in foreclosure.  This is much less foreclosures in King County than I've seen before in the months I've been reporting.
• Pierce County had 658 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 488 housing units is in foreclosure.  Pierce County also had less foreclosures.
• Snohomish County had 495 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 566 housing units is in foreclosure.  Again - it's nice to see a smaller number of homes in foreclosure compared with past months.

Our neighbors in Oregon had a rough month with a final count of 4,093 homes in foreclosure which is 1 out of every 397 housing units in foreclosure.  Oregon ranks 21st in the nation for homes in foreclosure.

Here are the top five states in the U.S. with properties in foreclosure, according to the data published this month by RealtyTrac.

1. California continues to report the most number of properties in foreclosure in the nation: 93,173, which means 1 out of every 185 housing units is in foreclosure.  This number is 24,611 more than February.
2. Florida had 59,067 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 141 housing units is in foreclosure. 
3. Arizona had 18,856 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 141 housing units is in foreclosure.   
4. Georgia had 17,779 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 226 housing units is in foreclosure
5. Michigan had 17,700 properties in foreclosure, which means 1 out of every 256 housing units is in foreclosure

Would you like to have a list of all the homes that are ABOUT to be foreclosed upon in any given ZIP code?  How about the top 5 hottest foreclosure or bank-owned homes for sale in King County?  Please contact me and I'll be happy to assist you - I'm here to help!