Home Seizures May Jump 25% as U.S. Foreclosures Resume

January 12, 2012 05:49


The number of home repossessions is likely to rise about 25 percent from the more than 804,000 properties seized last year as lenders resume foreclosure actions, Daren Blomquist, a spokesman for RealtyTrac. – Bloomberg.com

 

By Dan Levy – Jan 12, 2012 – Bloomberg.com


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About 400,000 additional homes would have been repossessed without the slowdown, Blomquist said. The ramp-up in foreclosure proceedings that began in 2011’s second half is likely to continue this year, Moore said in the statement.

Foreclosure filings totaled almost 2.7 million last year as some properties got multiple notices, RealtyTrac said.

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