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County absorbs first wave of foreclosures
Inventory of unsold foreclosures has held steady since September.
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Irvine’s Future REO Inventory
Irvine Housing Blog — ... It is conventional wisdom in the housing blog community (and the OC Register) that a giant wave of foreclosures is coming later this year, but what facts do we have that support this thesis? Today, we take a look at the available data and show this wave in its formative stage. ...

Foreclosure Resales: Slow in High Priced Areas
Calculated Risk — From Matt Padilla at the O.C. Register: County absorbs first wave of foreclosures Banks have seized homes in Orange County at a pace that dwarfs the darkest days of the housing downturn in the 1990s. Yet eager buyers have grabbed those properties, keeping the county's foreclosure inventory in check, according to a special report from MDA DataQuick. Hold the sigh of relief. Some economists see a second wave of foreclosures coming. Click on photo for larger image in new window. This graphic from ...

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