Changes happens anytime of the day and every single centavo counts. In real estate business, a sudden fluctuation causes sudden change in the market curve. Recently, a news came out that foreclosure rates suddenly dropped off 10 percent in January 2010 compared a month ago.

When do we say that Foreclosure happens in real estate market? Foreclosure takes place when the property of a homeowner is being seized by the holder of a mortgage in which he/she  has not made interest and/or principal  payments on time as stipulated in the mortgage contract. Realty Trac’s report lately pointed out that the year over year change drifted up fifteen percent this year.

Numerous states in the U.S. such as Nevada , Arizona, California, Florida, Utah, Idaho, Michigan, Illinois, Oregon, and Georgia were on the top ten list which have higher foreclosure rates in the market.

As calculated, a 60 percent of the national total of foreclosure rates was accounted to the six states in US.  The following states are California, Florida, Arizona, Illinois and Michigan and other states not mentioned.

RealtyTrac’s CEO James Saccacio said that,“January foreclosure numbers are exhibiting a pattern very similar to a year ago: a double-digit percentage jump in December foreclosure activity followed by a 10 percent drop in January, then a surge in foreclosures over the next few months.”  He predicted that foreclosure rate is expected rise this coming months.

Tooele Real Estate is prepared to whatever may happen in the real estate market whether the foreclosure rates will be lower or higher.

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via Realtor.org Daily Real Estate News