Mobile AL Real Estate News and Trends - Foreclosure Activity

Dec. 10, 2009	A real estate report by First American CoreLogic on home sales, price trends, and foreclosure activity

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FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY Mobile, AL 90+ Day Delinquency Rate Foreclosure Rate REO Rate October 2009 7.51% 1.48% 0.34% September 2009 7.22% 1.41% 0.34% August 2009 6.96% 1.34% 0.35% July 2009 6.65% 1.32% 0.31% June 2009 6.43% 1.27% 0.36% May 2009 6.22% 1.25% 0.32% April 2009 5.94% 1.22% 0.35% March 2009 5.75% 1.17% 0.35% February 2009 5.87% 1.09% 0.41% January 2009 5.79% 1.04% 0.39% Source: First American CoreLogic. Foreclosure Rates in Mobile Increase Foreclosure rates in Mobile have increased for the month of October over the same period last year, according to First American CoreLogic, the leading collector of national, state and local data on home prices, foreclosure and delinquency activity, real estate sales volume and mortgage loan activity. According to recent data from First American CoreLogic on foreclosures for the Mobile area, the rate of foreclosures among outstanding mortgage loans is 1.48 percent for the month of October, an increase of 0.71 percentage points compared to October of 2008 when the rate was 0.77 percent.* Foreclosure activity in Mobile is lower than the national foreclosure rate which was 3.02 percent for October 2009, representing a 1.54 percentage point difference. Also in Mobile, the mortgage delinquency rate has increased. According to First American CoreLogic data for October 2009, 7.51 percent of mortgage loans were 90 days or more delinquent compared to 4.86 percent for the same period last year, representing an increase of 2.65 percentage points.* * Data and percentage point differences are rounded to the nearest tenth and may appear to affect calculations.   Location 90+ Day Delinquency Rate October 2009 90+ Day Delinquency Rate October 2008 Change in 90+ Day Delinquency Rate Foreclosure Rate October 2009 Foreclosure Rate October 2008 Change in Foreclosure Rate REO Rate October 2009 REO Rate October 2008 Percentage Point Change in REO Rate Alabama 5.73% 3.55% 2.19% 1.28% 0.66% 0.62% 0.38% 0.54% -0.16% Mobile, AL 7.51% 4.86% 2.65% 1.48% 0.77% 0.71% 0.34% 0.43% -0.09% US 7.70 4.54% 3.16% 3.02% 1.70% 1.32% 0.45% 0.80% -0.34% Source: First American CoreLogic. Data Notes and Definitions 90+ Day Delinquency Rate: This measures the percentage of loans that are more than 90 days delinquent including those in foreclosure and REO (real estate owned). Foreclosure Rate: This measures the percentage of loans in some stage of foreclosure including 90+ delinquencies through properties sold at auction. This does not represent the number of new foreclosure filings as provided by other data companies, but rather the current stock, or inventory, of loans in the foreclosure process which offers a comprehensive view of foreclosure trends. REO (Real Estate Owned) Rate: This measures the percentage of loans not sold at auction which are then returned to the lender. Foreclosure data for First American CoreLogic is reported based on the actual number of active mortgage loans rather than the total number of households in a given area, which provides more accurate results by removing paid-in-full mortgages from the equation.

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