My blog and posts are all about providing you with information to assist you in making the best real estate decisions you can.  All the years I’ve been selling real estate, I’ve always told my sellers and buyers that ultimately I’m not the one making the decision.  What I try to do instead is to show all sides so my clients are informed when they make those all-important decisions for themselves. It’s up to you to come to a conclusion on what’s best for you and your family.

Unfortunately foreclosures are part of our Oregon real estate picture. My intent is to inform.  As a Realtor®, there is a lot of information the general public never gets to see.  Therefore, I feel it is important that I present all the latest information to you that is available to help you and your family.

OREGON SUBPRIME MORTGAGE STATS June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008
Loans per 1,000 housing units 22.1 20.5 19.9 17.7
In foreclosure per 1,000 housing units 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.2
REO’s per 1,000 housing units 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
Share of ARM’s 65.9% 64.8% 64.5% 64.1%
# current  on their mortgages 74.9% 71.5% 70.4% 68.5%
Share 90 days delinquent  on their mortgages 5.7% 6.2% 6.6% 7.3%
Share in Foreclosure 5.7% 6.7% 6.8% 7.0%
Median Combined LTV 89.9% 89.8% 89.7% 89.6%
Share low FICO & High LTV 10.5% 10.5% 10.4% 10.3%
Share low or No Documentation 27.3% 27.3% 27.2% 27.3%
Share ARM’s resetting in 12 months 46.9% 43.4% 41.2% 38.8%
Share late payments in last 12 months 38.6% 42.0% 43.3% 44.7%

 

I’ve been reporting on the sub-prime mortgage condition in Oregon for the last several months.  The stats above are from the Federal Reserve and are for the month of September (the latest stats).  Also, here are my posts on the Sub-Prime Mortgage Condition in Oregon for Part 1 (July) and Part 2 (August).  Once the October stats are released, I will post those in the chart above as well.  Also the following is some of what I related in my Market Update:  October 2008 Part 1 post:

Oregon is now in 16th place throughout the U.S. with one out of every 562 homeowners in foreclosure in Oregon.  And, RealtyTrac reports that for the month of October, Oregon had 1,306 defaults and a total of 2,841 a 21.20% increase since September 2008 and a 159.45% increase since October 2007. october-foreclosure However, the Portland Metro area’s foreclosure rate is still only about half the national average, which was 1.7 percent in September. The above stats show the number of ARM’s readjusting in September had dropped.  The number of homeowners that are current on their mortgages has also decreased; whereas, those who are 90 days or more delinquent or late on their mortgages has risen – a sign of the higher unemployment numbers in Oregon?  Oregon’s unemployment rose to 7.3%.  Because of higher unemployment,  I think we will be seeing an uptick in foreclosures as well.

For the month of September:

  • Multnomah County had 1 out of every 404 homeowner in foreclosure
  • Clackamas County had 1 out of every 472 homeowner in foreclosure
  • Washington County had 1 out of every 625 homeowner in foreclosure
  • Marion County had 1 out of every 697 homeowner in foreclosure
  • Yamhill County had 1 in every 811 homeowner in foreclosure

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According to the Core Mortgage Risk Monitor some of the the largest price declines have been in Oregon. However, houses continue to sell here.  Will you regret it next year that you didn’t buy when rates wermortgage-ratese still historically low and prices were at some of their lowest levels in years?

 

 

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