Foreclosures In Harris County Seen Going Down
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007
Gradually the number of Harris County homes victimized by foreclosures seems to be reducing, according to the data provided by Foreclosure Information & Listing Service. Though foreclosures in Harris County came down six percent from the same month of the previous year, the numbers do not essentially signify that foreclosures are essentially declining. By June 2006, foreclosures in Harris County have again begun to rise in number and after that it has risen to about 1000 per month. It was noted that the general rise in foreclosure rate has been due hike in the national rate of foreclosures.
Though foreclosures can take place due to a wide range of reasons like divorce, rising bills or maybe even due to loss of jobs, but recently the problem has been seen amo9ngst those homeowners who had so sub-prime loans. Sub-prime loans are directed towards those home buyers who have bad credit ratings. In fact many of these sub- prime loans are also adjustable- rate mortgages that are now rearranging at elevated rates.
In recent years, borrowers have access to wide range of products: interest-only loans, low or no down-payment loans, adjustable-rate mortgages, low documentation loans and 100 percent financing. Due to rise in the rate of foreclosures, lenders have to cut down on giving such loans. Additionally, stricter guidelines are implemented by regulators. However, in no way does this indicate that foreclosures are about to decline soon.
Harris County had around 9357 foreclosures in the year 2006, as per the listing services. It is said that with the rise in the interest rates and a decline in the real estate market leaves many delinquent borrowers with very little options other than foreclosures. In fact Ralph Murdock of The Woodlands-based listing service noticed that the number of homes posted for the foreclosure sale in August summed up to 2,700 which is the highest total in one-month since September 1998. On the first Tuesday of every month, posted homes are sold at auctions and once they are sold off, they are taken as foreclosed by the listing services.
Foreclosures are said to have little effect on the housing market according top studies. In fact investors and bargain hunters have been grabbing these foreclosed homes so fast that the homes do not require to be discounted. Foreclosure is a phenomenon which is becoming regular in today’s scenario where due to multiple reasons; many homeowners have to give in to foreclosure.
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