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Rising home values and an improved economy changed the foreclosure picture dramatically over the last two years. The decline in foreclosures and distressed sales resulted in less downward pressure on prices and more buyer confidence. To find out how your market performed, see the 4th quarter 2013 Local Market Reports.
Here are a few highlights from the reports:
- All 48 of the states in this sample experienced a decline in their foreclosure rates between the 3rd quarter of 2012 and 2013.
- The states with the largest declines were concentrated in areas hardest hit by the market decline, including Arizona and California.
- More than a third of markets bettered the U.S. average of a 25.7% drop in the foreclosure rate between the 3rd quarter of 2012 and the 3rd quarter of 2013.
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