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The Seattle Times just published an article this morning on the bidding wars that are erupting between potential buyers for foreclosure and bank owned properties in several areas around the country. Most of the frenzy is taking place in the hardest hit ares for foreclosures such as Phoenix, Las Vegas, Southern California and South Florida.
Investors, flush with cash to spend are flocking to pick up newer built homes in the lower prices neighborhoods popular with first time home-buyers and those with families. Prices on these foreclosed properties are in many cases over 50% less than their peak prices of 2006 and 2007.
With all the attention being paid to these foreclosures, many first-time home buyers in these markets are finding it hard to compete and are making offer after offer in an attemp to land their first home.
While the Seattle foreclosure market has not had the sheer numbers that other major markets have had in terms of total foreclosures and existing inventory, it is still a lucrative market for both investors and those looking for a terrific deal on their next home. Most of the properties sold to a third party at the foreclosure auction recently have been sold in the range of 65-75 cents on the dollar of todays already discounted prices. For investors, it is now common to see several homes available each week at the foreclosure auction that would be cash flow neutral or slightly cash flow postive with a 20% down payment from the buyer and typical financing terms for the balance. Two years ago, that was virtually unheard of in King County. Now is the time to strike if you are looking to pick up a great investment property or personal residence drastically under market value.
The Author: Kristian Aasgaarden
About: Kristian, one of the co-founders of Real Estate Investment Firm, brings over 16 years of industry experience to REIF. Kristian began his career in the escrow field and was an escrow closer for many years before turning to real estate investing.
This entry was posted by Kristian Aasgaarden, on Monday, July 20th, 2009 at 11:04 am and is filed under Bank Owned/REO Property, Buy Distressed Real Estate, Featured, Foreclosures, Marketplace. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response on the right, or trackback from your own site.
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