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California Foreclosures About To Soar
In light of the market moving preannouncement by WFC, which as David Faber points out may have used some "leeway" with the marks on the company's mortgage related assets, it makes sense to present some California foreclosure data to show just how hot the refi market really is. We grab the following data and charts from the excellent Field Check Group blog.
The bottom line is that there is a massive wave of actual foreclosures that will hit beginning in April that can’t be stopped without a national moratorium — this wave is so big I would not put it past them trying it.
CA foreclosure background - in mid-2008 the foreclosure wave was artificially held back as a result of the CA law SB1137 enacted in Sept 2008. This also kept NOD’s and NTS’s at much lower levels than the actual defaults that were occurring. Other bubble states and several banks/servicers also went on random moratoria and the foreclosure wave was held back for the past six months. But just like so many other intervention and moratoria in the past, the problem just comes out the other side even more violent than if they would have done nothing. Adding insult to injury, the GSE’s announced this week that they were coming off moratorium, which could increase foreclosures by 20-25% alone.
The headlines in the near future will read:
Circa April 12th - “March Foreclosures Drop Sharply but Foreclosure Starts at Record Highs”Circa May 12th- “April Foreclosures Surge 200% and Foreclosure Starts Remain at Record Highs”
Two months from now, the foreclosure crisis will be top of the news once again catching everyone off guard because of the past six months ‘intervention’. Thanks Washington.
The chart below highlights the top servicers in the nation and their monthly NOD, NTS and REO counts. As you can see, they all have gone through various foreclosure moratoria in one or more foreclosure stages in the past year but since the Obama plan was made known, volume has soared.
Note - the NOD phase is 5-7 months away from foreclosure and the NTS phase 21-45 days away. The REO column will grow significantly in near-term months due to the surge in NTS in March and coming in April.
For those of you that are curious as to total counts of new loan defaults bearing down on the state, the following is a 2-year chart of new NOD’s. March brought the first 50k+ count ever. From here the banks and servicers will try anything they can to get borrowers into mortgage mods before the Notice-of-Trustee Sale in filed 4-5 months down the road but ultimately most will make it to foreclosure sooner or later.
But this time around the mix has changed. Mid-to-upper end loans — and homes attached to them — are going into the foreclosure process at the greatest rate ever. The following chart shows defaults on loans over $750k. This is trouble because the demand in the segment of the market is outpaced by foreclosure supply alone - where does that leave Ma and Pa Homeowner?
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So let me see if I understand this correctly...
There has been a moratorium on foreclosures thanks to our wonderful political leadership in Sacramento...The moratorium is now coming off?
This moratorium has created a backlog of 'shadow inventory' houses. Is this inventory reflected on the balance sheets of the big banks?
Recently, I am getting daily NOD from RealtyTrac in my upscale community ? Kinda concerned about that.
Banks have been holding off valuing the realistic market value of homes and commercial real estate until they got adjustments to "mark to market" rules. Which from my understanding they are now allowed to modify value in "certain economic enviorments" and are doing so....
There is a bank REO down the block that is back on the market..HUMM wonder what that means!
This site is sooooo...much more informing than the 'big media'..I must pay more attention..!
This should confirm the forecast offered in this Post.
I consult a handful of National Title Insurance Companies offering Title Insurance and Settlement services for a massive pool of Bank Owned Property in California; these companies insure the REO sale from the Bank to an end buyer.
For background: There are typically 2 Title orders placed when Banks foreclose on Real Property in States that allow Non-Judicial foreclosure. The 1st Title order is the TSG (Trustee's Sale Guaranty) which is placed when a borrower enters default; the 2nd Title order is the REO Sale which is placed around the time the foreclosure sale occurs.
Current month to date REO order inventory is up 1400% over the same period last month (March), and new order openings are up 4100% for the same period last year. Current TSG new order inventory has increased only 300% (month over month). Shadow inventory is real and will likely have a negative affect on the next three years due to oversaturation of real property for sale.
A burst of additional REO inventory hitting Southern California will continue to erode any hope of stabilizing one of the Country's most valuable property markets.
If it truly has to get worse before it gets better...we're all skrewed for the foreseeable future.
< This is trouble because the demand in the segment of the market is outpaced by foreclosure supply alone - where does that leave Ma and Pa Homeowner?
Most likely, homes in that price segment will depart that price range and move down to the next lowest range. Or investors will buy them and rent them. I'd think that somewhere below (perhaps far below, but there nonetheless) the actual construction/replacement cost is the price point that will bring buyers back.
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