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Real Estate Auctions
If you are interested in either buying a house to live in or buying a house or property for an investment, you should look into real estate auctions.
Many houses that have foreclosed are put up for auction, sometimes saving the buyer tens of thousands of dollars. If you would like to get into this business, here are few tips.
Contact your county or city sheriffs department. They usually have a listing of real estate auctions in your area and they can provide you with the date and time and exactly what is needed to place a bid. You can also look at your local paper under government auctions for information on where the next available auction is being held.
If you really want to find the good deals, then you will have to do some research. Remember these auctions will save you tens of thousands of dollars so there is a lot of competition. You may want to sign up with a company that provides you with breaking news on which houses will be on the market. This way you can have plenty of time to analyze hundreds of properties to find the best property to bid on.
There are also services that help you step by step find a great auction property, bid on it and then sell it immediately for a quick profit. These programs are usually inexpensive and can provide you great tips and tricks on how to get the most return on your investment.
So if you're looking to get into the real estate investment business, take a look at real estate auctions.
More details in www.AbsoluteFloridaMortgage.com/Foreclosure
U.S. Foreclosure Market Report – Q1 2007
| Rate Rank |
State Name |
Jan |
Feb |
Mrch |
Q1 Total |
1 for every #HH |
%Change from Q4 2006 |
%Change from Q1 2006 |
|
-- |
United States |
148,425 |
139,922 |
149,151 |
437,498 |
264 |
26.61 |
35.41 |
|
36 |
Alabama |
657 |
449 |
806 |
1,912 |
1,027 |
2.74 |
434.08* |
|
30 |
Alaska |
100 |
81 |
98 |
279 |
735 |
-1.76 |
2.20 |
|
7 |
Arizona |
4,165 |
3,116 |
4,476 |
11,757 |
186 |
41.12 |
88.66 |
|
20 |
Arkansas |
1,196 |
1,324 |
505 |
3,025 |
388 |
19.42 |
-18.38 |
|
5 |
California |
25,961 |
23,200 |
31,434 |
80,595 |
152 |
68.01 |
172.86 |
|
2 |
Colorado |
4,858 |
5,310 |
6,267 |
16,435 |
111 |
5.98 |
23.88 |
|
16 |
Connecticut |
1,287 |
1,473 |
1,517 |
4,277 |
324 |
24.48 |
70.87 |
|
38 |
Delaware |
107 |
67 |
143 |
317 |
1,082 |
178.07 |
296.25* |
|
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DC |
2 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
39,264 |
-76.67 |
-74.07 |
|
6 |
Florida |
11,709 |
19,144 |
14,303 |
45,156 |
162 |
55.20 |
52.37 |
|
3 |
Georgia |
8,328 |
7,294 |
6,769 |
22,391 |
138 |
9.73 |
-8.31 |
|
42 |
Hawaii |
99 |
59 |
65 |
223 |
2,065 |
22.53 |
66.42 |
|
22 |
Idaho |
382 |
293 |
355 |
1,030 |
511 |
88.99 |
35.53 |
|
12 |
Illinois |
7,680 |
6,622 |
7,819 |
22,121 |
221 |
6.78 |
61.57 |
|
11 |
Indiana |
3,740 |
3,438 |
4,332 |
11,510 |
219 |
7.79 |
-24.58 |
|
28 |
Iowa |
629 |
594 |
580 |
1,803 |
684 |
30.94 |
84.36* |
|
34 |
Kansas |
437 |
423 |
447 |
1,307 |
863 |
10.20 |
117.83* |
|
32 |
Kentucky |
948 |
628 |
700 |
2,276 |
769 |
18.85 |
59.94 |
|
35 |
Louisiana |
544 |
767 |
579 |
1,890 |
996 |
52.30 |
454.25* |
|
49 |
Maine |
9 |
9 |
65 |
83 |
7,854 |
48.21 |
93.02* |
|
37 |
Maryland |
695 |
371 |
965 |
2,031 |
1,055 |
102.49 |
87.88 |
|
14 |
Mass. |
2,777 |
2,498 |
3,497 |
8,772 |
299 |
5.56 |
802.47* |
|
4 |
Michigan |
11,559 |
9,298 |
8,610 |
29,467 |
143 |
32.66 |
29.57 |
|
33 |
Minnesota |
870 |
929 |
808 |
2,607 |
793 |
35.92 |
130.50* |
|
43 |
Mississippi |
181 |
144 |
94 |
419 |
3,028 |
3.46 |
76.79 |
|
17 |
Missouri |
2,267 |
2,358 |
2,494 |
7,119 |
342 |
34.73 |
41.98* |
|
40 |
Montana |
108 |
100 |
117 |
325 |
1,268 |
0.93 |
2.52 |
|
29 |
Nebraska |
335 |
294 |
357 |
986 |
729 |
1.13 |
33.24 |
|
1 |
Nevada |
3,115 |
3,661 |
4,738 |
11,514 |
75 |
65.72 |
128.59 |
|
45 |
New Hampshire |
16 |
36 |
115 |
167 |
3,276 |
317.50 |
542.31* |
|
10 |
New Jersey |
6,066 |
5,007 |
4,780 |
15,853 |
209 |
14.24 |
51.56 |
|
24 |
New Mexico |
532 |
480 |
326 |
1,338 |
583 |
49.33 |
-27.12 |
|
23 |
New York |
5,148 |
4,552 |
3,711 |
13,411 |
573 |
-3.35 |
-2.78 |
|
18 |
North Carolina |
2,956 |
3,366 |
3,241 |
9,563 |
368 |
111.10 |
24.78 |
|
47 |
North Dakota |
28 |
18 |
24 |
70 |
4,138 |
62.79 |
7.69 |
|
8 |
Ohio |
8,504 |
7,478 |
8,222 |
24,204 |
198 |
5.84 |
5.88 |
|
19 |
Oklahoma |
1,499 |
1,392 |
1,138 |
4,029 |
371 |
33.76 |
-14.77 |
|
27 |
Oregon |
721 |
725 |
747 |
2,193 |
664 |
19.71 |
8.30 |
|
25 |
Pennsylvania |
3,746 |
1,976 |
2,921 |
8,643 |
607 |
-10.00 |
-29.47 |
|
26 |
Rhode Island |
218 |
138 |
316 |
672 |
655 |
72.31 |
7366.67* |
|
41 |
South Carolina |
407 |
344 |
340 |
1,091 |
1,606 |
-17.41 |
-57.25 |
|
48 |
South Dakota |
21 |
22 |
32 |
75 |
4,309 |
19.05 |
-1.32 |
|
13 |
Tennessee |
3,864 |
3,836 |
3,178 |
10,878 |
225 |
7.52 |
-7.17 |
|
9 |
Texas |
14,728 |
12,386 |
12,755 |
39,869 |
202 |
6.07 |
-0.91 |
|
15 |
Utah |
922 |
848 |
636 |
2,406 |
319 |
-11.12 |
-32.40 |
|
50 |
Vermont |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
73,596 |
33.33 |
-80.95 |
|
39 |
Virginia |
702 |
718 |
1,054 |
2,474 |
1,167 |
118.74 |
138.34 |
|
21 |
Washington |
2,125 |
1,620 |
1,736 |
5,481 |
436 |
27.58 |
1.52 |
|
46 |
West Virginia |
115 |
31 |
95 |
241 |
3,505 |
1.69 |
5.24 |
|
31 |
Wisconsin |
1,327 |
974 |
827 |
3,128 |
736 |
45.56 |
60.33 |
|
44 |
Wyoming |
33 |
30 |
10 |
73 |
3,066 |
-46.32 |
19.67* |
*Actual year-over-year increase may not be as high due to expanded data coverage in this state.
Foreclosure Activity for the Nation’s 100 Largest MSAs – Q1 2007
|
Rate Rank |
MSA |
Jan |
Feb |
March |
Q1 Total |
1/every #HH |
/Ntl Avg |
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1 |
DETROIT/LIVONIA/DEARBORN |
6,654 |
5,503 |
4,194 |
16,351 |
51 |
5.231 |
|
2 |
LAS VEGAS/PARADISE |
2,947 |
3,239 |
4,307 |
10,493 |
57 |
4.624 |
|
3 |
RIVERSIDE/SAN BERNARDINO |
5,576 |
5,572 |
6,351 |
17,499 |
68 |
3.899 |
|
4 |
SACRAMENTO |
2,821 |
2,952 |
3,758 |
9,531 |
69 |
3.855 |
|
5 |
STOCKTON |
625 |
624 |
1,477 |
2,726 |
69 |
3.809 |
|
6 |
ATLANTA/SANDY SPRINGS/MARIETTA |
6,791 |
5,884 |
5,451 |
18,126 |
80 |
3.304 |
|
7 |
DENVER/AURORA |
3,126 |
3,490 |
4,484 |
11,100 |
81 |
3.271 |
|
8 |
BAKERSFIELD |
783 |
906 |
1,090 |
2,779 |
83 |
3.172 |
|
9 |
FORT WORTH/ARLINGTON |
3,153 |
2,425 |
2,384 |
7,962 |
84 |
3.162 |
|
10 |
DALLAS |
4,663 |
3,704 |
4,877 |
13,244 |
101 |
2.627 |
|
11 |
MEMPHIS |
1,964 |
1,849 |
1,736 |
5,549 |
102 |
2.598 |
|
12 |
MIAMI |
1,791 |
3,035 |
2,823 |
7,649 |
111 |
2.372 |
|
13 |
INDIANAPOLIS |
1,869 |
1,404 |
2,387 |
5,660 |
113 |
2.338 |
|
14 |
FORT LAUDERDALE |
2,211 |
2,061 |
2,049 |
6,321 |
117 |
2.254 |
|
15 |
JACKSONVILLE |
822 |
1,742 |
1,292 |
3,856 |
123 |
2.145 |
|
16 |
CLEVELAND/LORAIN/ELYRIA/MENTOR |
2,445 |
2,399 |
2,374 |
7,218 |
126 |
2.093 |
|
16 |
FRESNO |
706 |
514 |
842 |
2,062 |
131 |
2.013 |
|
18 |
COLUMBUS, OH |
1,972 |
1,257 |
1,760 |
4,989 |
136 |
1.938 |
|
19 |
EDISON, NJ |
2,145 |
2,010 |
1,984 |
6,139 |
143 |
1.854 |
|
20 |
WARREN/FARMINGTON HILLS/TROY, MI |
2,748 |
2,070 |
1,991 |
6,809 |
143 |
1.853 |
|
21 |
SAN ANTONIO |
1,258 |
1,031 |
1,541 |
3,830 |
143 |
1.845 |
|
22 |
OAKLAND, CA |
2,162 |
1,740 |
2,225 |
6,127 |
146 |
1.810 |
|
23 |
CHARLOTTE/GASTONIA, NC |
989 |
1,416 |
1,281 |
3,686 |
148 |
1.783 |
|
24 |
PHOENIX/MESA |
3,089 |
2,325 |
3,399 |
8,813 |
151 |
1.750 |
|
25 |
CAMDEN, NJ |
617 |
487 |
581 |
1,685 |
154 |
1.717 |
|
26 |
DAYTON, OH |
605 |
995 |
749 |
2,349 |
155 |
1.704 |
|
27 |
TAMPA/ST PETERSBURGH/CLEARWATER |
1,527 |
3,704 |
1,991 |
7,222 |
158 |
1.669 |
|
28 |
CHICAGO |
6,170 |
5,378 |
6,331 |
17,879 |
163 |
1.626 |
|
29 |
TOLEDO, OH |
576 |
367 |
802 |
1,745 |
164 |
1.615 |
|
30 |
SAN DIEGO |
2,052 |
1,707 |
2,551 |
6,310 |
165 |
1.603 |
|
31 |
VENTURA, CA |
313 |
231 |
970 |
1,514 |
166 |
1.590 |
|
32 |
LAKE/KENOSHA, IL |
510 |
459 |
377 |
1,346 |
168 |
1.575 |
|
33 |
ORLANDO |
921 |
1,915 |
1,174 |
4,010 |
172 |
1.533 |
|
34 |
AUSTIN/ROUND ROCK, TX |
935 |
981 |
817 |
2,733 |
181 |
1.456 |
|
35 |
HOUSTON/BAYTOWN/SUGARLAND |
3,737 |
3,396 |
2,260 |
9,393 |
192 |
1.379 |
|
36 |
AKRON, OH |
610 |
471 |
414 |
1,495 |
195 |
1.358 |
|
37 |
KANSAS CITY |
1,114 |
1,287 |
1,557 |
3,958 |
199 |
1.330 |
|
38 |
LITTLE ROCK/NORTH LITTLE ROCK |
491 |
535 |
287 |
1,313 |
199 |
1.325 |
|
39 |
PALM BEACH, FL |
680 |
1,317 |
784 |
2,781 |
200 |
1.321 |
|
40 |
WORCHESTER, MA |
459 |
447 |
572 |
1,478 |
202 |
1.310 |
|
41 |
SUFFOLK/NASSAU, NY |
1,973 |
2,006 |
727 |
4,706 |
208 |
1.269 |
|
42 |
OKLAHOMA CITY |
835 |
782 |
641 |
2,258 |
209 |
1.264 |
|
43 |
SARASOTA/BRADENTON/VENICE, FL |
403 |
713 |
364 |
1,480 |
217 |
1.220 |
|
44 |
TACOMA, WA |
412 |
422 |
394 |
1,228 |
226 |
1.171 |
|
45 |
GARY, IN |
417 |
463 |
288 |
1,168 |
226 |
1.170 |
|
46 |
LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH |
5,032 |
3,958 |
5,155 |
14,145 |
231 |
1.143 |
|
47 |
SPRINGFIELD, MA |
394 |
324 |
473 |
1,191 |
232 |
1.139 |
|
48 |
TULSA, OK |
593 |
511 |
449 |
1,553 |
236 |
1.121 |
|
49 |
RALEIGH/CARY, NC |
448 |
486 |
458 |
1,392 |
237 |
1.117 |
|
50 |
ORANGE, CA |
1,403 |
1,207 |
1,372 |
3,982 |
243 |
1.086 |
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51 |
CINCINNATI |
1,394 |
1,082 |
891 |
3,367 |
247 |
1.068 |
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52 |
TUCSON, AZ |
563 |
362 |
502 |
1,427 |
257 |
1.028 |
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52 |
NEWHAVEN/MILFORD, CT |
395 |
420 |
485 |
1,300 |
262 |
1.009 |
|
54 |
ST LOUIS |
1,434 |
1,257 |
1,246 |
3,937 |
265 |
0.998 |
|
55 |
NEWARK, NJ |
1,120 |
882 |
972 |
2,974 |
273 |
0.969 |
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56 |
ESSEX, MA |
325 |
306 |
392 |
1,023 |
281 |
0.942 |
|
57 |
ALBUQUERQUE, NM |
426 |
387 |
264 |
1,077 |
284 |
0.931 |
|
58 |
NASHVILLE/DAVIDSON, TN |
676 |
671 |
500 |
1,847 |
300 |
0.882 |
|
59 |
SAN JOSE/SUNNYVALE/SANTA CLARA |
697 |
345 |
909 |
1,951 |
305 |
0.865 |
|
60 |
BOSTON/QUINCY |
718 |
638 |
955 |
2,311 |
316 |
0.838 |
|
61 |
SALT LAKE CITY |
519 |
268 |
295 |
1,082 |
316 |
0.835 |
|
62 |
HARTFORD, CT |
417 |
535 |
498 |
1,450 |
325 |
0.812 |
|
63 |
EL PASO, TX |
228 |
256 |
204 |
688 |
326 |
0.810 |
|
64 |
OMAHA/COUNCIL BLUFFS |
282 |
290 |
364 |
936 |
330 |
0.801 |
|
65 |
LOUISVILLE, KY |
473 |
396 |
531 |
1,400 |
352 |
0.752 |
|
66 |
BRIDGEPORT/STAMFORD/NORWALK,CT |
318 |
314 |
305 |
937 |
362 |
0.730 |
|
67 |
PHILADALPHIA |
1,744 |
781 |
1,756 |
4,281 |
366 |
0.723 |
|
68 |
GREENSBORO/HIGHPOINT, NC |
328 |
260 |
160 |
748 |
368 |
0.719 |
|
69 |
MILWAUKEE/WAUKESHA/WST ALLIS |
791 |
484 |
348 |
1,623 |
381 |
0.694 |
|
70 |
SCRANTON/WILKES/BARRE/HAZLETON, PA |
279 |
148 |
225 |
652 |
388 |
0.682 |
|
71 |
CAMBRIDGE/NEWTON/FRAMINGHAM,MA |
464 |
416 |
591 |
1,471 |
392 |
0.674 |
|
72 |
ROCHESTER, NY |
413 |
328 |
206 |
947 |
451 |
0.586 |
|
73 |
SEATTLE/BELLEVUE/EVERETT |
896 |
562 |
651 |
2,109 |
464 |
0.570 |
|
74 |
MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL/BLOOMINGTON |
824 |
882 |
762 |
2,468 |
474 |
0.558 |
|
75 |
BIRMINGHAM/HOOVER, AL |
321 |
159 |
385 |
865 |
488 |
0.542 |
|
76 |
PITTSBURGH, PA |
959 |
494 |
655 |
2,108 |
512 |
0.517 |
|
77 |
KNOXVILLE, TN |
223 |
202 |
111 |
536 |
515 |
0.513 |
|
78 |
SAN FRANCISCO |
471 |
392 |
517 |
1,380 |
516 |
0.512 |
|
79 |
NEW ORLEANS |
210 |
540 |
349 |
1,099 |
544 |
0.486 |
|
80 |
WASHINGTON/ARLINGTON/ALEXANDRIA,VA |
798 |
662 |
1,212 |
2,672 |
563 |
0.469 |
|
81 |
BUFFALO/CHEEKTOWAGA/TONAWANDA,NY |
288 |
314 |
246 |
848 |
603 |
0.438 |
|
82 |
PROVIDENCE/ NEW BEDFORD, RI |
218 |
138 |
316 |
672 |
655 |
0.404 |
|
83 |
NEW YORK/WAYNE/WHITE PLAINS |
2,501 |
1,625 |
2,284 |
6,410 |
665 |
0.398 |
|
84 |
PORTLAND/VANCOUVER/BEAVERTON, OR |
407 |
351 |
366 |
1,124 |
704 |
0.376 |
|
85 |
WICHITA, KS |
118 |
106 |
68 |
292 |
817 |
0.323 |
|
86 |
POUGHKEEPSIE/NEWBURGH/MIDDLETOWN,NY |
67 |
114 |
78 |
259 |
884 |
0.299 |
|
87 |
WILMINGTON, DE |
86 |
95 |
102 |
283 |
919 |
0.288 |
|
88 |
BATON ROUGE, LA |
150 |
43 |
80 |
273 |
1,035 |
0.255 |
|
89 |
CHARLESTON, SC |
62 |
73 |
86 |
221 |
1,054 |
0.251 |
|
90 |
BALTIMORE/TOWSON |
295 |
129 |
420 |
844 |
1,242 |
0.213 |
|
91 |
BETHESDA/FREDERICK/GAITHERSBURG,MD |
69 |
127 |
132 |
328 |
1,242 |
0.213 |
|
92 |
COLUMBIA, SC |
67 |
84 |
62 |
213 |
1,264 |
0.209 |
|
93 |
SYRACUSE, NY |
51 |
65 |
65 |
181 |
1,537 |
0.172 |
|
94 |
NORFOLK/VIRGINIA BEACH/NEWPORT NEWS, VA |
87 |
69 |
115 |
271 |
1,756 |
0.151 |
|
95 |
ALBANY/SCHENECTADY/TROY,NY |
27 |
45 |
90 |
162 |
2,245 |
0.118 |
|
96 |
HONOLULU |
53 |
28 |
30 |
111 |
2,847 |
0.093 |
|
97 |
ALLENTOWN/BETHLEHEM/EASTON,PA |
30 |
37 |
20 |
87 |
3,324 |
0.080 |
|
98 |
GREENVILLE, SC |
33 |
18 |
17 |
68 |
3,515 |
0.075 |
|
99 |
MCALLEN/EDINBURG/PHARR,TX |
35 |
10 |
5 |
50 |
3,853 |
0.069 |
|
100 |
RICHMOND, VA |
38 |
18 |
15 |
71 |
6,221 |
0.042 |
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