Florida foreclosures soar
The news is not that Florida leads the nation in foreclosures, even though it does. The story now is by how much. And how bad it's gotten.
Here goes: The number of home loans in foreclosure in Florida at the end of last year was 44 percent higher than at the end of 2008.
The figures, from the Mortgage Bankers Association of America quarterly survey released Friday, show that the dismal housing story in Florida runs counter to the nation, where the mortgage picture is beginning to show a bit of improvement.
Nationwide, the percentage of borrowers who have missed a mortgage payment actually declined at the end of last year. The figure fell to 3.6 percent from 3.8 percent in the third quarter of 2009.
Florida went up, not down. The Florida figure for those with one late payment was 12.66 percent, up from 12.18 percent in the third quarter of 2009.
And it gets worse.
Nationwide, 4.58 percent of mortgages were in foreclosure at the end of last year, compared to 13.44 percent in Florida.
That is far ahead of second-ranked Nevada, with 9.76 percent of loans in foreclosure.
Here are Florida’s numbers for the fourth quarter of 2009, compared to the third quarter as well as the fourth quarter of 2008:
Mortgage loans past due by at least 30 days in Florida
Fourth Quarter 2009: 434,690
Third Quarter 2009: 422,037
Fourth Quarter 2008: 396,904
Percent change from last quarter: +3 percent
Percent change from year ago: +9.5 percent
Mortgage loans in foreclosure in Florida:
Fourth Quarter 2009: 461,472
Third Quarter: 2009: 441,441
Fourth Quarter 2008: 320,315
Percent change from last quarter: +4.5 percent
Percent change from year ago: +44 percent
The Mortgage Bankers survey, which represents 85 percent of the mortgage market, is for homes of one to four units.




Harriet Johnson Brackey, the personal finance columnist for the Sun Sentinel, is an award-winning business reporter. Her columns for 2008 were named "The Best in the Business," a national award chosen by her colleagues at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers.
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Posted by: Harvey Martin | February 19, 2010 12:17 PM
getting to be that time for us northerners to come down and buy up the place an restore it. You Floridians have sent it into the gutter
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Why be a homeowner? Just the condo fees+taxes+insurance alone are now equal to the rental rates for comparable units. Rent and save your cash for your emergency fund.
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Posted by: Gail | February 19, 2010 12:53 PM
and they want to raise property taxes ...that will put the nail in the coffin.....we might as well rent if your not being foreclosed ..your upside down on value..so just give us a reason to walk away idiots
Posted by: LOU | February 19, 2010 1:17 PM
It looks like we're in a mortgage death spiral at this point. As more homes go into foreclosure, overall property values continue to decline, causing more homeowners to get into an upside down position where it becomes appealing to just walk away and let the house go into foreclosure. Property tax revenues then continue to decline, forcing governments to either raise taxes or cut services, making homeownership less desirable by either the tax burden becoming unmanageable or the unacceptable decline in services making the quality of life less desirable. Having the property appraiser's office work with values that are a year behind makes things worse, although in a stable market, it's hardly noticeable. And as in most things, the perception of the problem is likely worse than the actual conditions call for, so it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Fear and panic rule. Politicians fiddle while Rome burns. Kinda like the health care crisis.
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All of these foreclosures will have to be sold before new construction will begin. Bad news for our construction workers.
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It would be interesting to see some updated statistics regarding sub-prime vs. conventional loans and also how many more ARMs are scheduled to reset and when.
In South Florida there are many homes purchased by speculators as well as 2nd homes for snowbirds. It would also be interesting in seeing some of that data.
Lastly, the shadow real estate market contains inventory not released for sale by the banks. I wonder how many properties aren't available as the banks hold out for a rebound of sorts. In my neighborhood there are many properties that went through foreclosure proceedings and have remained vacant for some time while property values continue to drop to around 50% from the peak.
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