Thursday, September 30, 2010

www.valariejacobs.com "24% of Homes Sales in MD and DC were from REO's and Forecloures" - Valarie Jacobs


Buy or Sell a Home in DC, MD and VA for 25% to 35% discount today!

New data released by RealtyTrac Thursday shows that foreclosure and REO homes accounted for 24 percent of all residential sales during the second quarter.

This can be good news for the distressed seller or the home purchaser.  Sellers can still have hope that their property will sell even though they may have negative equity via a short sale and buyer can find properties at deep discounts.


A total of 248,534 properties in default, scheduled for auction, or repossessed by the bank sold to third parties during the April to June timeframe. RealtyTrac says on average, these homes went for a discount of 26 percent.

The second-quarter share of foreclosure sales is up nearly 5 percent from the previous quarter, but still down 20 percent compared to the second quarter of 2009.

“While foreclosure sales increased in the second quarter, non-foreclosure sales increased even more, spurred on by the homebuyer tax credit that expired during the quarter,” said James J. Saccacio, RealtyTrac’s CEO.

Acording to Saccacio, “That had the net effect of lowering foreclosure sales as a percentage of total sales during the quarter, but that may be a temporary dip as the removal of the tax credit could drive more buyers back to discounted short sales and REOs.”

Based on RealtyTrac’s market data, a total of 151,290 REO properties were sold in the second quarter, accounting for nearly 15 percent of all home sales. REOs sold for an average discount of nearly 35 percent, the tracking firm reports.

Pre-foreclosure property sales, which are often short sales, totaled 97,244 during the three-month period. They made up 9 percent of all sales transactions and had an average discount of nearly 13 percent.

If you have considered buying or selling a home in MD or DC, now is the perfect time.  Call me today.

Valarie Jacobs
EXiT Dynamic Realty
valarie@valariejacobs.com
http://www.valariejacobs.com/
202-528-4761 direct

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