Foreclosure filings in Big Bear were down 28% in November 2009 when compared to the previous month. Year over year, foreclosure filings were up 23% from the November 2008 numbers. Notices of default dropped to the lowest number we've seen in a year, while notices of sales and trustee sales back to the bank remained near their monthly average. There are several potential reasons for the drop in defaults - the lull of the holiday season, banks giving borrowers more time and options to resolve the delinquent … [Read more...]
Big Bear Foreclosure Numbers – October 2009
Foreclosure filings in Big Bear were up 10% in October 2009 when compared to the previous month. Year over year, foreclosure filings were up 70% from the October 2008 numbers. New notices of sale shot up in October, showing that banks are still moving forward on foreclosures, while new notices of default and Trustee sales remained relatively the same. Keep in mind, foreclosure filings are made up of three parts - Notices of Default (NOD), a recorded document that starts the foreclosure process, which is filed … [Read more...]
Big Bear Real Estate Market – Monthly Foreclosure Numbers February 2009
In order to know where we are going as a real estate market, it is important to see where we have been in the past. Without running the numbers and creating the foreclosure charts below, it would be impossible to really forecast what is coming down the pike in Big Bear. That said, the number of notices of default, notices of sale, and properties that went back to the bank in February 2009 were the highest we have seen since the tracking started in October of 2006. What does this mean? We are going to see many … [Read more...]