It’s time once again to expand on our preview of foreclosure activity with a more detailed look at December’s stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary:
December 2012
King: 1,031 NTS, up 198.8% YOY
Snohomish: 609 NTS, up 278.3% YOY
Pierce: 770 NTS, up 237.7% YOY
All three counties are still up quite a bit from a year ago since last year at this time foreclosures were falling each month, but this year they are rising.
Here’s your interactive Tableau dashboard updated with the latest foreclosure data:
The percentage of households in the chart above is determined using OFM population estimates and household sizes from the 2000 Census. King County came in at 1 NTS per 815 households, Snohomish County had 1 NTS per 454 households, and Pierce had 1 NTS for every 422 households (higher is better).
According to foreclosure tracking company RealtyTrac, Washington’s statewide foreclosure rate for December of one foreclosure for every 615 housing units was 8th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Note that RealtyTrac’s definition of “in foreclosure” is much broader than what we are using, and includes Notice of Default, Lis Pendens, Notice of Trustee Sale, and Real Estate Owned.
Hit the jump for a larger version of the chart that shows the percentage of households in each county receiving a foreclosure notice each month:
Note: The graphs above are derived from monthly Notice of Trustee Sale counts gathered at King, Snohomish, and Pierce County records. For a longer-term picture of King County foreclosures back to 1979, hit this chart and drag the date slider to its full range. For the full legal definition of what a Notice of Trustee Sale is and how it fits into the foreclosure process, check out RCW 61.24.040. The short version is that it is the notice sent to delinquent borrowers that their home will be repossessed in 90 days.