Palm Beach County Foreclosures Still Below Moving Average for 12th Straight Week
Foreclosure activity in Palm Beach County remained well below the 6 month moving average line last week for the 3rd straight month. As this trend of fewer foreclosures continue the trend line becomes more in line with recent activity and we find these new lower numbers become expected. Shadow inventory is still an undefined number and as we continue to work our way out of the great real estate bubble we will continue to monitor these weekly numbers very closely.
The chart above shows the 6 month trend of foreclosures in Palm Beach County and we do have historical numbers going back to February 1, 2010 when we began the on-line bidding process. Please note that the numbers shown represent the total sales for that week but are not broken down into sales that were sold to the Plaintiff or sold to a third party. Last week, the actual foreclosure auction numbers increased to 198 units from 168 the previous week but still well below the six month averages. As we have also reported the “robo-signing” debacle may be the cause of this slow down in activity but it is really hard to say.
Third party bidders saw another successful week with over 11.5% of auctions ending in their favor; this is the 11th week in a row those numbers have been in excess of 10%. We continue to keep our eyes on these numbers as it is clear banks are happy to let some of their headaches go at this level to investors and not having to go the REO route.
Here at “Results Driven Real Estate” we are passionate about the market and love assisting each one of our clients achieve their real estate goals. If we can ever be of help in any way with your needs throughout Palm Beach and Martin Counties please feel free to contact Tom at 561 308-0175 or via e-mail at tom@tompriester.com. It would be my sincere honor to work with you!
Always at Your Service,
Tom Priester e-PRO
"Results Driven Real Estate"
Keller Williams Realty
561 308-0175
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