Tag Archives: Foreclosure Activity

A recent report cited that the decrease in foreclosure filings was due to " increasing employment levels, stringent underwriting standards, and higher home prices over the past few years."

The recent spike in earthquake activity in Oklahoma maybe a contributing factor to the uncharacteristic increase in foreclosure activity seen during the same time period.

The highest foreclosure rate of any state once again belonged to Florida in November after being displaced by Maryland in October, according to RealtyTrac's U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for November 2014 released Thursday.

Maryland may have overtaken Florida for the nation's highest foreclosure rate of any state in October, but Florida still led all states by far in bank repossessions (REOs) for the month, according to RealtyTrac's October 2014 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report released Thursday.