U.S.
foreclosure activity falls to eight-year low
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[October 16, 2014]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Foreclosure
activity across the United States declined last month to the lowest
level since July 2006, as banks reclaimed fewer homes, according to a
report released on Thursday.
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RealtyTrac, which tracks housing market data, reported foreclosure
filings for 106,866 properties across the country, an 8.6 percent
decrease from August and a 18.6 percent drop from a year earlier.
September was the 48th consecutive month of year-on-year declines in
overall foreclosure activity, which includes foreclosure notices,
scheduled auctions and bank repossessions.
"September foreclosure activity was back to pre-housing bubble
levels nationwide, in large part thanks to a continued slide in bank
repossessions," said Daren Blomquist, vice president at RealtyTrac.
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Lenders repossessed 22,930 homes in September, a 13 percent decline
from the month before, while 48,399 properties were set for
foreclosure auctions, a 5.5 percent decrease.
Default notices dropped 9.8 percent to 8,840.
(Reporting by Elvina Nawaguna; Editing by Steve Orlofsky)
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