South Florida is suffering from some of the region’s worst foreclosure rates; three times higher than the national rate. While 90-day delinquency rates declined slightly in September, reports show that foreclosure activity did not vary much from year to year, according to CoreLogic, a leading provider of consumer, financial and property information.
Miami-Dade County’s foreclosure rate topped the charts in South Florida, at 18.22 percent in September, up 0.59 percent from a year ago. Other counties in the region range from 12.91 to 14.41 percent. The national foreclosure rate was at 3.48 percent in September.
The 90-day delinquency rate for Miami-Dade County was at 25.18 percent, more than three times that of the rest of the country. Broward County’s rate was at 20.6, while Palm Beach reported 18.21 percent.
The distressed sales in the housing market continue to weigh down South Florida. Miami-Dade County had just a slight price increase for home sales in October. In contrast, Broward and Palm Beach counties numbers continue to drop.
Despite the fact that Florida continues to suffer in the market, it has not topped the rankings for housing depreciation. Nevada led with a 12.1 percent drop for the 12 months, which ended in October.
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