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The Shadow Inventory Myth is Dead

Posted on January 20, 2015 by The Tim

A little over a year ago, I wrote a series of posts in which I argued that “shadow inventory” (foreclosed homes held off the market by the banks) was nearly non-existent. "Shadow Inventory" Conspiracy Theories Are Nonsense Shadow Inventory Gut Feelings, Rumors, & Anecdotes Undocumented Shadow Inventory Scarce in King County Despite all of the…

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Have You Faced Deficiency Judgment?

Posted on October 28, 2014October 28, 2014 by The Tim

Have you faced a deficiency judgement on a home you lost to foreclosure? A global cable TV network is looking for Seattle-area borrowers who have been through the process of a deficiency judgment for a story they’re working on. If that’s you and you’re willing to talk about it for a television business show, contact…

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Undocumented Shadow Inventory Scarce in King County

Posted on November 5, 2013November 5, 2013 by The Tim

Don’t worry: This will be my last post about the shadow inventory issue for quite some time. In last Friday’s post about shadow inventory, “Haybaler” shared a great link in which Calculated Risk reported LPS delinquency data for September. This data addresses the main complaint some of you have raised about my previous analysis of…

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Shadow Inventory Gut Feelings, Rumors, & Anecdotes

Posted on November 1, 2013November 1, 2013 by The Tim

A number of you took issue with my data-backed claim that foreclosures are proceeding in a normal, orderly fashion and shadow inventory is a non-issue in the Seattle area. Your main objection seems to be based on a belief that there are large numbers of homes with mortgages that the borrower has stopped paying months…

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“Shadow Inventory” Conspiracy Theories Are Nonsense

Posted on October 31, 2013October 30, 2013 by The Tim

For some reason, a couple weeks ago the Seattle Times website featured a syndicated article about RealtyTrac’s “Vampire REO” nonsense, which in addition to being a completely worthless bit of non-news, was already weeks old when it appeared on the front page of the Seattle Times website. In the comments to the article I did…

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