Tuesday, February 8, 2011

30 Month Low in Foreclosure Filings for December!

Alas, some positive news in the housing market. Albiet, not great news but news pointing in the right direction. This is according to Realty Trac.

Foreclosure filings were reported on 257,747 U.S. properties in December, a decrease of nearly 2 percent from the previous month and down 26 percent from December 2009 — the biggest annual drop in foreclosure activity since RealtyTrac began publishing its foreclosure report in January 2005 and giving December the lowest monthly total since June 2008.

Illinois posted the fourth biggest state total, with 151,304 properties receiving a foreclosure filing in 2010.

As you can see Illinois was and is one of the worst when it comes to total foreclosures. However, unemployment is steadily going down and economic activity seems to be picking up. I think we are headed for a slow and steady recovery in housing. If you are on the fence about purchasing a home then please give me a call to talk. House values are crawling a long the bottom and interest rates are still low (although creeping up). Take advantage while the time is good because once prices and interest rates start going up you will regret it! Contact me at tylerfuhr@remax.net.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Quad Cities Housing Stats as of 2/7/2011

                                  Active                    Pending               Avg. Price
Rock Island                 162                            19                     $69,628
Moline                         168                            34                     $95,681
Davenport                   404                             101                   $105,441
Bettendorf                    155                            36                     $233.994
East Moline                  119                            22                      $76,505
SW. Rock Island            72                           12                       $104,821
Coal Valley                     39                            4                        $193,675
Andalusia                         6                             3                        $191,385

Source: Quad City Area Realtor Association

Please contact tylerfuhr@remax.net or 309-314-4305 if you woud like more information.