More Than 2.2 Million Foreclosure Filings on Nearly 1.3 Million Properties
Reported
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- RealtyTrac(R)
(http://www.realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure
properties, today released year-end data from its 2007 U.S. Foreclosure
Market Report, which shows a total of 2,203,295 foreclosure filings --
default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions -- were
reported on 1,285,873 properties nationwide during the year, up 75 percent
from 2006. The report also shows that more than 1 percent of all U.S.
households were in some stage of foreclosure during the year, up from 0.58
percent in 2006.
A total of 215,749 foreclosure filings were reported in December, up 97
percent from December 2006 and bringing the fourth-quarter total to 642,150
filings on 527,740 properties -- up 1 percent from the previous quarter and
up 86 percent from the fourth quarter of 2006.
"The year ended with a monthly increase of 7 percent in December,
making it the fifth straight month with more than 200,000 foreclosure
filings reported and giving the fourth quarter the highest quarterly total
we've seen since we began issuing our report in January 2005," said James
J. Saccacio, chief executive officer of RealtyTrac. "It also pushed the
foreclosure filing total for 2007 well over 2 million. And while filings
were up 75 percent, the number of properties in some stage of foreclosure
was up 79 percent, indicating that some properties may have just entered
the initial stage of foreclosure in 2007 and could be going through the
rest of the foreclosure process in 2008 -- unless lender and government
intervention efforts begin to gain more traction."
Top annual foreclosure rates
Nevada posted the nation's highest state foreclosure rate for 2007,
with 3.4 percent of its households entering some stage of foreclosure
during the year -- more than three times the national average. The state
documented the highest monthly foreclosure rate in all 12 months of the
year. For the year a total of 66,316 foreclosure filings on 34,417
properties were reported in Nevada, an increase of more than 200 percent in
total filings from 2006.
With more than 2 percent of its households entering some stage of
foreclosure during the year, Florida documented the second highest state
foreclosure rate for 2007. A total of 279,325 foreclosure filings on
165,291 properties were reported in the state during the year, more than
twice the number of filings reported in 2006. The state's foreclosure
filing total in December was up 275 percent from December 2006, and its
fourth quarter total was up 211 percent from the fourth quarter of 2006.
Michigan documented the nation's third highest state foreclosure for
2007, with 1.9 percent of its households entering some stage of foreclosure
during the year. A total of 136,205 foreclosure filings on 87,210
properties were reported in the state during the year, a 68 percent
increase in total filings from 2006. Michigan foreclosure activity dipped
17 percent from the third quarter to the fourth quarter, but its December
foreclosure filing total was still up more than 70 percent from December
2006.
California, Colorado, Ohio, Georgia, Arizona, Illinois and Indiana all
posted foreclosure rates among the nation's top 10 in 2007, and all these
states documented more than 1 percent of their households entering some
stage of foreclosure during the year.
Highest foreclosure filing totals
With a total of 481,392 foreclosure filings on 249,513 properties
during the year, California documented the highest number of foreclosure
filings and the most properties in some stage of foreclosure in 2007. The
state's total foreclosure filings more than tripled from 2006, and the
state's 2007 foreclosure rate -- 1.9 percent of its households entering
some stage of foreclosure during the year -- ranked fourth highest among
the states. California foreclosure filings were down 3 percent from the
third quarter to the fourth quarter despite a 33 percent spike in December,
but total foreclosure filings in the fourth quarter were still nearly three
times the number reported in the fourth quarter of 2006.
Florida tallied the second highest totals, both in terms of foreclosure
filings and properties entering some stage of foreclosure in 2007. (See
above for more details on Florida.)
Ohio's total foreclosure filings, 153,196, and total properties
entering some stage of foreclosure, 89,979, both ranked third highest among
the states for 2007. The state's foreclosure filings increased 88 percent
from 2006, and its 2007 foreclosure rate was the nation's sixth highest,
with 1.8 percent of the state's households entering some stage of
foreclosure during the year. Ohio's took a high ranking for the year
despite a dip in foreclosure activity in the fourth quarter, when
foreclosure filings decreased 2 percent from the previous quarter. The
state's December foreclosure filings were down 26 percent from the previous
month but still up 64 percent from December 2006.
Other states with foreclosure filing totals among the top 10 were
Texas, Michigan, Georgia, Illinois, Colorado, Arizona and Nevada.
Report methodology
The RealtyTrac 2007 Year-End U.S. Foreclosure Market Report provides
the total number of foreclosure filings nationwide and by state, along with
the total number of unique addresses entering some stage of foreclosure and
percentage of total households entering some stage of foreclosure
(foreclosure rate). Data is also available at the individual county level.
The household numbers are based on the U.S. Census Bureau's 2005
estimates of total housing units. Foreclosure filings include
foreclosure-related documents in all three phases of foreclosure: Default
-- Notice of Default (NOD) and Lis Pendens (LIS); Auction -- Notice of
Trustee Sale and Notice of Foreclosure Sale (NTS and NFS); and Real Estate
Owned, or REO properties (that have been foreclosed on and repurchased by a
bank).
U.S. Foreclosure Market Statistics by State -- 2007 Totals
Rate State Total %Change %Change Total %Households
Rank Name Foreclosure from from Properties (foreclosure
Filings 2006 2005 with Filings rate)
-- U.S. 2,203,295 74.99 148.83 1,285,873 1.033
37 Alabama 7,903 81.76 83.07 5,572 0.268
28 Alaska 1,650 54.64 17.69 1,332 0.486
8 Arizona 69,970 150.91 160.70 38,568 1.516
26 Arkansas 14,310 26.44 23.58 6,406 0.513
4 California 481,392 237.99 681.95 249,513 1.921
5 Colorado 71,149 29.96 140.12 39,403 1.919
16 Connecticut 23,470 100.05* 111.38* 11,860 0.833
38 Delaware 1,430 225.00* 342.72* 999 0.266
District of
Columbia 800 607.96* 393.83* 777 0.280
2 Florida 279,325 123.96 129.25 165,291 2.002
7 Georgia 99,578 31.07 118.43 59,057 1.566
43 Hawaii 1,270 88.71 -60.39 966 0.197
20 Idaho 6,032 140.51* 119.83* 3,640 0.611
9 Illinois 90,782 25.29 94.30 64,310 1.250
10 Indiana 52,930 11.31 73.57 27,980 1.027
33 Iowa 7,404 114.92* 251.90* 4,103 0.314
42 Kansas 4,978 20.85 161.31* 2,434 0.203
35 Kentucky 8,793 23.45 76.96 5,105 0.274
41 Louisiana 7,331 151.58* 90.61 3,968 0.204
48 Maine N/A N/A N/A 286 0.042
17 Maryland 25,109 455.26 388.41 18,879 0.830
19 Mass. 41,487 161.14 751.36 17,737 0.660
3 Michigan 136,205 68.32 282.22 87,210 1.947
25 Minnesota 13,615 127.11* 506.73* 11,557 0.513
45 Mississippi 1,997 91.65 4.55 1,409 0.114
13 Missouri 32,022 80.93 176.74 23,492 0.906
36 Montana 1,378 29.27 52.60 1,150 0.268
30 Nebraska 3,971 30.88 91.84 3,636 0.474
1 Nevada 66,316 215.12 758.68 34,417 3.376
40 New Hampshire N/A N/A N/A 1,238 0.212
14 New Jersey 53,652 34.06 52.75 31,071 0.902
32 New Mexico 3,893 -26.04 -46.55 2,994 0.357
27 New York 57,350 10.19 54.72 38,688 0.493
18 North
Carolina 37,426 66.52 135.07 29,101 0.739
46 North Dakota 308 74.01 86.67 250 0.082
6 Ohio 153,196 87.93 207.35 89,979 1.797
23 Oklahoma 13,594 -12.78 0.71 8,256 0.520
22 Oregon 10,746 12.25 56.76 8,461 0.543
34 Pennsylvania 34,089 -11.07 18.98 16,379 0.302
31 Rhode Island 3,241 153.80* 7804.88* 1,838 0.410
39 South
Carolina 5,038 -27.56 -33.76 4,247 0.220
50 South Dakota N/A N/A N/A 24 0.007
11 Tennessee 45,834 24.56 65.66 25,914 0.983
12 Texas 149,703 -4.57 9.22 84,469 0.936
15 Utah 9,668 -25.87 -16.19 7,438 0.852
49 Vermont 61 35.56 1.67 29 0.009
24 Virginia 24,199 456.30 728.73 16,307 0.514
21 Washington 23,705 27.95 59.47 15,184 0.573
47 West Virginia 1,135 30.31 10.95 460 0.053
29 Wisconsin 17,503 131.15* 241.79* 12,133 0.486
44 Wyoming 497 21.52 99.60 356 0.151
*Actual increase may not be as high due to expanded data coverage in
this state.
U.S. Foreclosure Market Statistics by State -- Q4 2007 and Dec 2007
Dec 2007 Q4 2007
%Change %Change %Change %Change Total
from from from from Properties
State Total Nov Dec Total Q3 Q4 with
Name Filings 07 06 Filings 07 06 Filings
U.S. 215,749 6.83 96.76 642,150 1.10 85.83 527,740
Alabama 693 5.00 6.29 2,182 35.70 17.25 1,698
Alaska 321 105.77 306.33 729 113.16 156.69 549
Arizona 7,599 31.77 200.95 19,705 -13.38 136.53 18,872
Arkansas 1,360 19.30 77.31 3,996 17.08 57.76 2,770
California 53,292 33.26 322.18 143,685 -3.01 199.54 128,565
Colorado 6,262 -2.54 28.74 18,066 -3.88 16.50 14,314
Connecticut 1,733 35.18 61.36 4,609 -18.61 34.14 2,692
Delaware 54 -59.09 68.75 317 -44.68 178.07 197
District of
Columbia 265 223.17 6525.00* 429 29.61 1330.00* 369
Florida 31,219 6.78 275.18 90,647 4.84 211.54 75,051
Georgia 7,697 -14.17 19.24 28,017 5.59 37.30 23,261
Hawaii 130 15.04 202.33 374 2.47 105.49 314
Idaho 694 4.05 767.50* 1,961 21.65 259.82* 1,508
Illinois 9,864 19.74 42.89 27,776 38.82 34.08 23,481
Indiana 3,711 -34.13 8.00 14,629 5.15 37.00 10,549
Iowa 561 -25.00 18.60 1,982 -10.19 43.94 1,253
Kansas 367 4.26 3.38 1,221 -2.24 2.95 959
Kentucky 414 -45.38 -19.92 1,984 -13.96 3.60 1,206
Louisiana 437 -32.87 10.63 1,808 -2.95 45.69 1,139
Maine 116 -1.69 1833.33* 381 -10.77 580.36* 171
Maryland 3,079 -1.60 1478.97 9,735 16.73 870.59 8,993
Mass. 4,220 25.71 -12.86 10,481 -17.15 26.13 4,508
Michigan 11,644 1.57 70.93 36,523 -16.59 64.43 32,379
Minnesota 1,232 1.82 71.83 4,092 2.20 113.35 3,834
Mississippi 153 -20.31 -9.47 564 14.17 39.26 496
Missouri 3,187 -4.55 61.37 10,111 29.15 91.35 8,793
Montana 151 27.97 73.56 415 31.33 28.88 395
Nebraska 474 -2.07 85.16 1,296 30.12 32.92 1,243
Nevada 10,979 64.01 396.11 24,291 44.44 249.61 18,935
New Hampshire 487 15.95 3958.33* 1,481 9.22 3602.50* 557
New Jersey 3,250 -23.20 -15.91 12,326 -9.73 -11.18 9,756
New Mexico 409 57.92 30.25 1,148 84.57 28.13 1,011
New York 4,619 -20.28 -1.51 16,932 18.64 22.02 12,577
North Carolina 3,240 -18.41 157.14 11,236 28.24 148.04 9,945
North Dakota 26 -18.75 85.71 83 16.90 93.02 68
Ohio 12,066 -26.01 64.19 45,650 -2.49 99.62 33,660
Oklahoma 930 -21.72 23.02 3,419 1.88 13.51 2,649
Oregon 1,099 -10.07 310.07 3,416 26.71 86.46 3,120
Pennsylvania 2,239 -13.12 -39.55 7,986 -19.49 -16.84 5,483
Rhode Island 278 -6.08 445.10 936 14.71 140.00 566
South Carolina 515 -2.09 47.99 1,601 24.01 21.20 1,197
South Dakota 27 22.73 35.00 68 -9.33 7.94 N/A
Tennessee 3,778 -2.18 32.47 12,189 -0.07 20.48 8,763
Texas 12,253 5.64 -13.68 36,140 -18.04 -3.85 28,611
Utah 831 -15.29 15.10 2,862 31.71 5.73 2,480
Vermont 3 -50.00 200.00* 18 -28.00 500.00* 9
Virginia 3,955 53.41 971.82 9,051 17.27 700.27 7,945
Washington 2,016 -18.48 59.87 6,682 10.72 55.54 5,811
West Virginia 32 -34.69 -70.91 129 -54.58 -45.57 84
Wisconsin 1,744 -26.88 196.10 6,635 34.23 208.75 4,814
Wyoming 44 -29.03 41.94 156 -11.86 14.71 139
*Actual increase may not be as high due to improved or expanded data
coverage in this state.
About RealtyTrac Inc.
Ranked as the third largest real estate site by MediaMetrix and No. 53
on Inc. magazine's 2006 Inc. 500 list of the nation's fastest-growing
private companies, RealtyTrac Inc. (http://www.realtytrac.com), is the
leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, providing all the
resources that home seekers, investors and real estate agents need to
locate, evaluate and buy properties below market value.
Founded in 1996, RealtyTrac publishes the largest and most
comprehensive national database of pre-foreclosure, foreclosure, For Sale
By Owner, resale and new homes, with more than 1 million properties across
the country, property reports, productivity tools and extensive
professional resources. RealtyTrac hosts nearly 3 million unique visitors
monthly and has been chosen to supply foreclosure data to MSN Real Estate,
Yahoo! Real Estate and The Wall Street Journal's Real Estate Journal. For
current news and information regarding foreclosure-related issues and
trends, visit our blog at http://www.ForeclosurePulse.com.
SOURCE RealtyTrac Inc.
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