Foreclosure Homes Account for 23% of All U.S. Residential Sales in Q2 2012, According to RealtyTrac®

IRVINE, CA — RealtyTrac® (www.realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its Q2 2012 U.S. Foreclosure Sales Report™, which shows that sales of homes that were in some stage of foreclosure or bank-owned (REO) accounted for 23 percent of all U.S. residential sales during the second quarter — up from 22 percent of all sales in the first quarter and up from 19 percent of all sales in the second quarter of 2011.
“The second quarter sales numbers provide solid statistical evidence of what we’ve been hearing anecdotally from real estate agents, buyers and investors over the past few months: there is a limited supply of available foreclosure inventory to choose from in many markets,” said Daren Blomquist (top right photo), RealtyTrac Vice President.
“Given this shortage of supply and the seasonally strong buyer demand in the second quarter, it’s no surprise that the average foreclosure-related sales price increased both on a quarterly and annual basis.
“Three straight months of increasing foreclosure starts through July may ease the inventory shortage somewhat in the coming months when many of these foreclosure starts translate into listed short sales or bank-owned homes,”
Blomquist added. “The increase in short sales of properties that have not even started the foreclosure process indicates that lenders are moving further upstream to deal with their distressed inventory, thereby avoiding the increasingly complex and lengthy foreclosure process altogether.”
For a complete copy of the company’s news release and statistics, please contact:
Christine Stricker949.502.8300, ext. 268christine.stricker@realtytrac.com
Michelle Schneider949.502.8300, ext. 139michelle.schneider@realtytrac.com
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