San Diego County foreclosures have plummeted to a nearly seven-low year -- in light of rising home values, the effects of government intervention and new protections for California consumers, said real estate tracker DataQuick on Tuesday.
A total of 175 trustee deeds, which signal a foreclosure, were recorded countywide in May. That's the lowest level since September 2006, when 172 homes were foreclosed upon and the local housing market began to see troubling declines in prices and sales.
"We've pretty much gone back to normalcy in foreclosures," said Alan Nevin, a housing analyst with the London Group in downtown San Diego.
The most obvious reason for the foreclosure drop is that notices of default, the first step in the foreclosure process, also have fallen drastically. A total of 642 default notices were filed in May, down 52 percent from a year ago.
Article at UT-San Diego
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