Tag: Bank-owned
Chicago’s foreclosure rate 4th highest among top 20 metro areas
RealtyTrac just released its US Foreclosure Market Report for November 2014, which shows foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions [...]
June foreclosures at lowest levels since 2006
RealtyTrac released its Midyear 2014 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report today. The report reflects a 19% decrease in US foreclosure filings over the p [...]
Illinois foreclosure starts down, completions up year-over-year
According to data just released by RealtyTrac, Illinois had the sixth-highest rate of foreclosure filings in the nation, with one in every 706 Ill [...]
Chicago-area sales volume, prices up sharply year-over-year
Chicago-area sales volume increased 21% year-over-year in January 2014 and the median sales price increased 17%, to $175,000 according to RealtyTr [...]
Foreclosure filings continue downward trend
RealtyTrac just released its Foreclosure Market Report for January 2014. The report shows foreclosures rising 8% month over month nationally, but [...]
Number of new foreclosure filings plummets
RealtyTrac today released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for August 2013. The report shows foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled au [...]
Chicago foreclosures drop sharply as US activity ticks up
RealtyTrac has just released its July 2013 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report. The report shows foreclosure filings – default notices, scheduled aucti [...]
Foreclosures, shadow inventory in steep decline, Chicago still troubled
CoreLogic released its May National Foreclosure Report yesterday along with a supplement featuring quarterly shadow inventory data as of April 201 [...]
Avondale Closeout still not closed out
Back in October of 2010 Red Seal Homes held a grand opening event for its curiously named Avondale Closeout development. Plans called for 19 homes [...]
Bank repossessions rise 44 percent in Illinois
The following arrived via email from RealtyTrac:
RealtyTrac today released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report™ for May 2013, which shows forecl [...]
Foreclosures less of a market factor nationally, still high in Illinois
RealtyTrac today released its Q1 2013 U.S. Foreclosure & Short Sales Report, which shows that a total of 190,121 U.S. properties in some stage of [...]
Shadow inventory down 28 percent from 2010 peak
CoreLogic released its January 2013 Shadow Inventory Report yesterday and issued the following news release:
CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading [...]
Foreclosures, short sales were 43 percent of 2012 US sales
RealtyTrac today released its Year-End and Q4 2012 U.S. Foreclosure and Short Sales Report, which shows a total of 947,995 U.S. properties in some [...]
Condo buyers need to do their homework
Just over a year ago I visited the Springfield Vue condominium, a/k/a The Springview, at 1920 N Springfield, on the border of Logan Square and Her [...]
RealtyTrac reports foreclosure inventory up 33% in Illinois year-over-year
RealtyTrac released its Year-End 2012 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report yesterday, and Illinois earned an unenviable spot in a number of its rankings [...]
Nearly 1 in every 4 Illinois sales foreclosure-related
RealtyTrac released its Q3 2012 Foreclosure & Short Sales Report yesterday. In, Q3 24% of Illinois sales, or nearly in every 4, were foreclosure-r [...]
CoreLogic – Illinois one of top states in foreclosures
CoreLogic released its National Foreclosure Report for October yesterday. The report provides data on completed U.S. foreclosures and the overall [...]
Illinois foreclosures up 19% year-over-year
RealtyTrac released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for October 2012 yesterday. The report shows foreclosure filings — default notices, schedul [...]
September foreclosure totals lowest in over 5 years
RealtyTrac today released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report™ for September and the third quarter of 2012, which shows foreclosure filings — defau [...]
Will massive drug bust boost Bronzeville condo values?
Unit 4N at 4441 S Indiana just came on the market for $79,900, in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood of Bronzeville.
It seems an attractive pric [...]