This week data powerhouse CoreLogic released their April 2016 National Foreclosure Report showing that nationwide foreclosure inventory declined by 23.4% with completed foreclosures declining by 15.8%, compared with April 2015. The actual number of completed foreclosures decreased from 43k in April 2015 to 37k in April 2016 – representing a 68.9% decrease from its peak of 117,813 in September 2010. In addition, the nationwide foreclosure inventory was approximately 406k homes (1.1% of all home with a mortgage and the lowest since 9/07) compared to 530k in April 2015.
“The number of homeowners who have negative equity has fallen by two-thirds since its 2010 peak, and the number of borrowers in foreclosure proceedings has also continued to drop,” said Anand Nallathambi, president and CEO of CoreLogic. “Despite this progress, about four million homeowners remained underwater at the end of the first quarter, and these borrowers are more vulnerable to foreclosure proceedings if they should fall delinquent.”
