{"id":7917,"date":"2010-11-03T16:43:18","date_gmt":"2010-11-03T21:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/athomeshuntsville.com\/realestate\/?p=7917"},"modified":"2013-09-06T11:09:26","modified_gmt":"2013-09-06T16:09:26","slug":"huntsville-foreclosure-rates-drop-significantly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/athomeshuntsville.com\/realestate\/2010\/11\/03\/huntsville-foreclosure-rates-drop-significantly\/","title":{"rendered":"Huntsville Foreclosure Rates Drop Significantly!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Being at the bottom of real estate lists is not something the <strong>Huntsville Real Estate Market<\/strong> is typically known for.\u00a0 However being on the bottom of a recently published Realtytrac\u2019s list is sure enough a GOOD thing, since foreclosure rates is a list you want definitely want to rank low on.<\/p>\n<p>Last week RealtyTrac announced that the <strong>Huntsville Alabama Metro Area<\/strong> ranked number 182 out of the 206 metropolitan areas they follow, for foreclosure filings in the third quarter\u00a0 of 2010.\u00a0 We currently have 302 foreclosure filings.; 1 out of every 566 homes, or only 0.18% of local homes being affected.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">View Current: <a title=\"Madison Alabama Foreclosures for sale\" href=\"\/\/athomeshuntsville.com\/homesforsale\/index.php?CITY=Madison&amp;FORECLOSURE=yes&amp;action=searchresults\">Madison Al Foreclosures for Sale<\/a><br \/>\nView Current: <a title=\"Huntsville Alabama Foreclosures for Sale\" href=\"\/\/athomeshuntsville.com\/homesforsale\/index.php?CITY=huntsville&amp;FORECLOSURE=yes&amp;action=searchresults\">Huntsville Al Foreclosures for Sale<\/a><br \/>\nMap of:\u00a0 <a title=\"Map of Huntsville Metro Area Foreclosures\" href=\"\/\/athomeshuntsville.com\/homesforsale\/index.php?CITY_or[]=Madison&amp;CITY_or[]=huntsville&amp;FORECLOSURE=yes&amp;action=searchresults&amp;PageID=8\">Huntsville Metro Foreclosures for Sale<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Huntsville foreclosures<\/strong> are down 21% over just last quarter and 30% below the same quarter last year and are thus continuing the improvement trend we <a title=\"Huntsville Foreclosure Trend Improving\" href=\"\/\/athomeshuntsville.com\/realestate\/2010\/08\/27\/huntsville-foreclosure-trend-improving\/\">first mentioned 3 months ago<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 Nevertheless while foreclosure purchase opportunities continue, is a foreclosure purchase right for you; <a title=\"Considerations When Buying Foreclosures\" href=\"\/\/athomeshuntsville.com\/realestate\/2009\/04\/24\/should-you-consider-buying-a-foreclosure\/\">Should You Consider Buying a Foreclosure?<\/a> While this a personal question that only you can answer the linked to article might help you understand the pros and cons a bit better.<\/p>\n<p>Realtytrac gathers their information by tracking notices of default, homes scheduled for auction and home repossessions.\u00a0 All of these are warning signs that can lead to a home being foreclosed upon.<\/p>\n<p>In the state of Alabama, only Tuscaloosa ranked better than <strong>Huntsville<\/strong>, at number 203, in the larger metro areas with populations greater than 200,000. Mobile came in at number 114, Birmingham-Hoover was 138 and Montgomery was number 173.<\/p>\n<p>If a foreclosure purchase is right for you please don&#8217;t hesitate to <a href=\"mailto:elizabeth@athomesrealty.com\">email me<\/a> or give me a call directly 256-425-1659 and we will see if we can put together a short list of must see homes meeting your search and price range criteria.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Elizabeth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being at the bottom of real estate lists is not something the Huntsville Real Estate Market is typically known for.\u00a0 However being on the bottom of a recently published Realtytrac\u2019s list is sure enough a GOOD thing, since foreclosure rates is a list you want definitely want to rank low on. 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