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RealtyTrac Announces Recently Sold Properties Data for Site

RealtyTrac introduced on Thursday a new feature on its Web site for its subscribers. The site, which is an online marketplace of foreclosure properties will now offer a recently sold feature on its page, that will allow subscribers to see details about all properties sold in the past three, six, and nine months for an area.

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Foreclosures and REOs Were 24% of Q2 Sales: RealtyTrac

New data released by RealtyTrac Thursday shows that foreclosure and REO homes accounted for 24 percent of all residential sales during the second quarter. A total of 248,534 properties in default, scheduled for auction, or repossessed by the bank sold to third parties during the April to June timeframe. RealtyTrac says on average, these homes went for a discount of 26 percent. The second-quarter share of foreclosure sales is up nearly 5 percent from the previous quarter, but still down 20 percent compared to the second quarter of 2009.

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Bank Repossessions Hit Record High in August: RealtyTrac

The number of homes taken back by lenders hit a new record high last month. RealtyTrac says lenders foreclosed on 95,364 U.S. properties in August, about 2 percent higher than the previous peak recorded in May. RealtyTrac's report shows overall foreclosure activity - including default notices, scheduled auctions, and REOs - jumped 4 percent between July and August. But the company says it's seeing a balance in the trend lines -- while bank repossessions are up, new default notices are down.

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RealtyTrac Foreclosure Data Now Available through Moody’s Analytics

RealtyTrac's foreclosure, property, loan, and home sales data is now available via Moody's Analytics, an independent provider of economic forecasting and credit risk services. By aggregating RealtyTrac's proprietary foreclosure information and combining it with local economic and house price measures, Moody's says banks, asset managers, and federal and local governments are given insight into all stages of the foreclosure process.

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Foreclosures Deviate from Downward Trend, Jump 4% in July

RealtyTrac reported Thursday that foreclosure filings increased four percent in July -- an abrupt departure from the previous three months, which saw consecutive declines in foreclosure activity. However, even with filings on a total of 325,229 properties during the month, July's numbers represented a 10 percent decrease compared to July 2009. It was the 17th consecutive month with a foreclosure activity total exceeding 300,000. One in every 397 U.S. homes received a filing in July.

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Report: 75% of Nation’s Top Metros Post Foreclosure Increases

A new report published by RealtyTrac Thursday shows that 75 percent of the nation's largest metro areas posted increases in foreclosure activity during the first half of 2010. RealtyTrac says it's seeing early signs that foreclosures may have peaked in some hard-hit markets, but with three-quarters of the nation's most populated metros showing continued increases in foreclosure filings, the numbers illustrate just how fragile the housing recovery really is.

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