ForeclosureRadar reports that Real Estate investors started off 2012 with a bang. Sales to Third Parties, typically investors rose significantly in January throughout our coverage area, with the exception of Washington. California saw the most activity, with investors purchasing 3,964 properties for $766.2 million. Note that trustee sale investors must pay in cash, in full, with no title insurance or inspections prior to purchase. This means that investors are buying the properties with potential liens and additional loans against them. This is the fourth largest month on record in California, and the busiest since March of 2011.
Nevada saw the largest month-over-month increase in Foreclosure Sales, with investors there purchasing 973 properties for $99.1 million. This increase, coupled with the dramatic decline in new foreclosures that began in October 2011, is quickly depleting the foreclosure inventory that remains scheduled for sale in Nevada. Year-over-year the number of Nevada properties scheduled for sale has dropped 57.6 percent.
Despite what appears to be significant percentage increases in Foreclosure Starts in California, Nevada and Washington, these increases barely offset the declines seen over the holidays. Compared to January one year ago, Foreclosure Starts are significantly lower now - despite the fact that many banks were still under self-imposed moratoriums due to robo-signing last year.
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Let's take a look at Pasadena foreclosures statistics:
Pasadena Notice of Default Filings:
Pasadena Foreclosure Outcomes:
After the filing of a Notice of Trustee Sale, there are only three possible outcomes. First, the sale can be Cancelled for reasons that include a successful loan modification or short sale, a filing error, or a legal requirement to re-file the notice after extended postponements. Alternatively, if the property is taken to sale, the bank will place the opening bid. If a 3rd party, typically an investor, bids more than the bank's opening bid, the property will be Sold to 3rd Party; if not, it will go back to the Bank and become part of that bank's REO inventory.
Note that cancellations have consistently been very high. As seen in the chart above, it takes a very long time for banks to foreclose especially given the robo-signing fiasco.
Pasadena Foreclosure Bids:
The Published Bid is the amount listed in the Notice of Trustee Sale and is typically the balance due at the original date of sale. The Opening Bid is the bank's starting bid at auction, and is often discounted from the Published Bid. The Winning Bid is the highest bid received at auction and reflects the amount at which the bank or 3rd party purchased the foreclosure.
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