Local Investors Drive Record Demand for Foreclosures

Auction.com, Irvine, Calif., reported more than three out of four distressed property buyers are local investors and nearly nine in 10 purchased five or fewer investment properties in 2020.

Industry Briefs Apr. 2, 2021

Auction.com, Irvine, Calif., released its 2021 Seller Strategy Report, based on an analysis of more than 70,000 properties brought to foreclosure auction on the Auction.com platform in the four quarters ending in Q1 2021.

3rd Quarter Foreclosure Auctions Hit 6-Month High

Auction.com, Irvine, Calif., said completed foreclosure auctions in September increased by24 percent from August to the highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in March.

Auction.com: Most Default Servicers Expect 2020 Foreclosures to Increase

Auction.com, Irvine, Calif., said its 2020 Default Servicing Insights report found while most respondents said they do not expect an economic recession in 2020, two-thirds expect their foreclosure and REO inflow to increase and 89 percent expect an increase in foreclosure and REO inflow from government-insured loans.