The latest foreclosures numbers have been released by various foreclosure reporting agencies.  According to most of the reports second quarter foreclosure filings have increased since the same period one year ago.
In an article published by Bloomberg.com on July 25, 2008, RealtyTrac, a reporting agency located in Irvine, California specifically stated foreclosures had increased more than 120% during that period.  The article titled, “U.S Foreclosures Double as House Prices Decline,” by author Bob Ivry, also stated that while foreclosure may have doubled from 2007, there was only a 14 percent increase …

While differing foreclosure figures have been in the media for a while now, our emphasis began on looking in to foreclosure reporting companies. We attempted to gather some of the data directly from the source and analyze it for our visitors on ForeclosureResearch.com.

The main media source for foreclosure data and industry trends is RealtyTrac. This was our first contact. We were surprised to find that RealtyTrac does not publish general foreclosure numbers provided on the website home page like many of the other foreclosure listing services. Clicking on …

The latest foreclosure figures have been released from two foreclosure listing sources. One report was released by RealtyTrac, the other report was released by competitor ForeclosureS.com.
In an article dated July 10, 2008 from the Associated Press, “US foreclosure filings surge 53 percent in June,” Realty Trac reported a 3 percent decrease in foreclosures from May 2008 to June 2008.
In a press release published in DSNews.com on July 14, 2008 by Rachel Daniels, ForeclosureS.com reported that foreclosures were “up 5.35 percent from May.”
One foreclosure listing source reported foreclosures decreasing …

Since the beginning of the real estate downturn the media has been reporting some rather shocking headlines. Whether the headlines and the corresponding articles are based on truly shocking data or spun to sound more drastic is up to the reader to decide. The latest foreclosure report was released last Thursday, July 10, 2008.
Most of the headlines reflected an increase in foreclosures by 53 percent. An article written by Alan Zibel for the Associated Press, dated July 10, 2008, was titled, “US foreclosure filings surge 53 …