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Nevada #1 in foreclosures for the 5th straight year

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Guy Johnson

Despite Nevada’s foreclosures dropping 31 percent in 2011 compared to 2010, the state’s 6-plus percent foreclosure rate was the highest in the country for the fifth consecutive year. Nevada’s 1 in 16 foreclosure filing rate is more than four times … Continue reading →

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Foreclosure property discounts

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Guy Johnson

Yesterday’s Washington Post’s piece on RealtyTrac’s latest foreclosure numbers reported that bank-owned properties across the county sell on average at a 40 percent discount to the average price of non-REO’s.  Additionally, nationwide, foreclosure sales accounted for 31 percent of 2nd-quarter … Continue reading →

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The best and worst house markets in the country – which list did Reno make?

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Guy Johnson

The answer may surprise you.  According to data provided by Fiserv Case Shiller Indexes, Reno, Nevada’s projected annual growth from 2011 to 2016 will be 9.3%.  In fact, Reno ranked 8th on the list of The Best Housing Markets For … Continue reading →

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Nevada’s foreclosure sales discount not as great as in other states

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Guy Johnson

In yesterday’s post, 53 percent of Nevada’s residential sales are foreclosures, I noted that the average foreclosure sales price in Nevada was nearly 18 percent below the average sales price of homes not in foreclosure.  18 percent seemed to me … Continue reading →

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Reno ranks 11th in foreclosures and 8th in unemployment

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Guy Johnson

RealtyTrac has released their latest foreclosure report for the first half of 2010.  According to the report foreclosure activity increased in three-quarters of 206 metro markets with populations of 200,000 or more during the first half of 2010 Of the … Continue reading →

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RealtyTrac’s foreclosure rate heat map

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Guy Johnson

Thanks to Reno Ignoramus for forwarding a link to RealtyTrac®’s Foreclosure Rate Heat Map for Washoe County.  The map shows the number of foreclosed homes by zip code.  Mouseover the areas to have pop-up stats like: “89506: 224 foreclosed properties … Continue reading →

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