Impact of Foreclosures
According to RealtyTrac, foreclosures are increasing in the top 100 metropolitan areas for the third quarter. Stockton, California had the greatest increase foreclosures, 32% rise from the last quarter. Other areas with an increase in foreclosures include Detroit, Riverside-San Bernadino, California , Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Sacramento, Cleveland, Miami, Bakersfield and Oakland. "When foreclosure can’t be avoided, the losses extend beyond the borrower losing a home. The foreclosure process typically costs lenders added legal fees, taxes due until the property is sold and lost equity in a house that must be priced to sell in a falling market. The added inventory of unsold homes further weakens local housing markets, depressing the value of other nearby homes."
