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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Foreclosure Activity Continues to Decline in May

Foreclosure filings – notices of default, scheduled auctions, and bank repossessions – declined 3 percent in May compared with April, but increased less than 1 percent compared with the same period a year ago, RealtyTrac reported. Properties receiving a notice of default declined 7 percent in May compared with April and 22 percent compared with May 2009. Foreclosure auctions decreased 4 percent in May compared with the prior month, while bank repossessions increased 1 percent during the same period, according to the report.

California accounted for more than 22 percent of the total number of properties receiving a foreclosure notice in May, an increase of 3 percent from April, but a decrease of nearly 22 percent compared with a year ago.

The top 10 cities with declining foreclosure activity on a year-over-year basis in May included: Las Vegas, nearly 18 percent; Merced, 7 percent; Modesto, nearly 28 percent; Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Fla., nearly 19 percent; Stockton, 33 percent; Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, 29 percent; Bakersfield, 19 percent; Reno-Sparks, Nev., 18 percent; and Phoenix, 9 percent.

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