Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Housing Defaults Continue in SoCal/ Ayawo Awanyo

The financial crisis has adversely affected the house market in California. More than 31,676 Californians lost their houses in the three months ended December 31, 2007 because the depreciation led a certain number of homeowners to owe more than the market value of their properties. However, a 41 percent of 81,550 homeowners who received default notices could conserve their properties through a refinancing system or reimburse their loans by selling their houses. Riverside County is the most affected with default notices that increased by 119% compared to its level a year ago. Los Angeles County homeowners’ response to the financial crisis is better because it recorded 89 % increase in default notices.

Link: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-foreclosures23jan23,0,5559243.story?coll=la-home-center

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