Foreclosure inventory in Chicagoland is down a whopping 38 percent year-over-year through January, according to the latest National Foreclosure Report from data firm CoreLogic.
Other notable findings from the report included:
- Foreclosure inventory in Chicagoland is now 3.4 percent of mortgaged properties, down from 5.5 percent a year ago.
- There were 14,718 completed foreclosures in the 12-month period ending in January; that was the third most among the metro areas tracked by CoreLogic.
- Finally, the area’s serious delinquency rate remains relatively high at 7.4 percent.
How does the rest of the nation compare with our local progress? See the graphic below to find out:
(Source: Chicago Agent Magazine)
