Foreclosures: One-third of Fla. sales
WASHINGTON – June 30, 2010 – According to a new report from RealtyTrac, foreclosure homes accounted for 31 percent of all residential sales in the first quarter of 2010. Additionally, the average sales price of properties sold while in some stage of foreclosure was nearly 27 percent below the average sales price of properties not in the foreclosure process.
A total of 232,959 U.S. properties in some stage of foreclosure – default, scheduled for auction or bank-owned (REO) – sold to third parties in first quarter 2010, a decrease of 14 percent from the previous quarter and down 33 percent from the peak during the first quarter of 2009, when sales of foreclosure homes accounted for 37 percent of all residential sales.
“First-time homebuyers and investors continue to buy foreclosure properties in large numbers and at substantial discounts,” says James J. Saccacio, chief executive officer of RealtyTrac. “As lenders have begun repossessing homes at record levels over the first half of 2010, it will be interesting to watch how they will manage the inventory levels of distressed properties on the market in order to prevent more dramatic price deterioration.”
The average sales prices on properties in some stage of foreclosure decreased 23 percent from 2006 to 2009, while the average discounts on foreclosure purchases steadily increased from 21 percent in 2006 to 27 percent in the first quarter of 2010. Discounts on REOs are larger than discounts on pre-foreclosures, although discounts on pre-foreclosures appear to be trending higher as short sales become more common.
John Holbrook - Realtor Amelia Island, Fernandina Beach & Yulee, FloridaCell: 904-415-0171 Email: holbrook66@msn.com Web: www.nassaumls.netwww.johnholbrook.blogspot.com
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