National Foreclosures Rate Drops in June, Will Surge Again

When the June data for the national foreclosures rate came in, many were relieved since there was a drop in the number of foreclosure filings. Unfortunately, this relief may be short-lived. Many of the subprime loans taken out a couple of years ago are scheduled to reset this year, resulting to yet another surge in filings.

Contributing the situation is the high delinquency rates experienced in states with the highest foreclosures rate. They include Nevada, California and Florida. Following closely are Arizona, Ohio and Michigan. Georgia, Connecticut and Indiana rounded up the top ten. These states are blaming high unemployment rates, speculative buyers and the cooling real estate market for their foreclosures situation. In states like California, the housing market is quite hot. The problem is that the sales activities could not keep up with the number of homes that enter house foreclosure.

An expected $600 million up to $1 billion adjustable mortgage loans are expected to reset before the year is over. If majority of the owners failed to stop foreclosure, then the year will certainly end on a sour note. Last year, there were already more than a million homes in some stage of foreclosure and things are not looking good for this year as well.

Many local officials are urging the lenders and owners to work together in order to come up with repayment plans or programs. The Congress, on the other hand, are trying to pass new bills that will protect borrowers in the future so that this will never happen again. Right now, many non-profit organizations have joined the nation in managing the current foreclosure situations.

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