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While the nationwide foreclosure filings decreased in August 2012 compared to the previous year, Maryland’s foreclosure filings rose significantly, this according to RealtyTrac’s latest U.S. Foreclosure Market Report. RealtyTrac reported that in August this year, Maryland’s foreclosure filings rose by 54% compared to the previous year.
According to Trulia’s Price Monitor, asking prices of homes in August this year increased by 2.3% compared to the previous year. This was the biggest year-over-year increase since the U.S. recession, Trulia reported. Not including foreclosures, Trulia reported that asking prices increased nationwide by 3.8% compared to the previous year.
The average 30-year and 15-year mortgage rates remain close to record lows, this according to the latest results of Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey. Last Sept. 6, Freddie Mac reported that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged at 3.55%, a decrease from last week’s average rate of 3.59%. Six weeks ago, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage …
According to RealtyTrac, foreclosure-related sales accounted for 23% of all U.S. residential sales during the second quarter of this year. RealtyTrac, which monitors foreclosed properties, reported that the foreclosure-related sales in the second quarter of 2012 climbed up from the 22% in the first quarter of this year and up by 19% from the same …
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