Black Knight Financial Services released its "First Look" at May Mortgage data, which found that foreclosure inventory declined to its lowest level since July 2008. As a percentage of total inventory, foreclosure pre-sale inventory is 1.91 percent, down 5.56 percent month-over month.
The percentage of total U.S. foreclosure pre-sale inventory is down 37.23 percent year-over-year.
Foreclosure starts, however, are creeping back upwards. Foreclosure starts totaled 86,300 for the month of May, an increase of 9.52 percent from April. Yearly, foreclosure starts remain down by 26.11 percent. Overall delinquency rates remained steady, down a mere 0.01 percent to 5.62 percent in May.
The number of properties that are 30 days or more past due but not yet in foreclosure totaled roughly 2.8 million, an 18,000 property increase from the previous month yet a decline of 204,000 from the previous year.
Properties 90 days or more past due totaled 1.1 million, down monthly and yearly by 18,000 and 166,000 respectively. Properties that are 30 days or more past due or in foreclosure totaled 3.8 million.
The top five states by non-current percentage include: Mississippi (13.75 percent); New Jersey (12.62 percent); Florida (11.28 percent); New York (10.91 percent); and Louisiana (10.66 percent)
The bottom five states by non-current percentage include: North Dakota (2.5 percent); South Dakota (3.61 percent); Colorado (3.82 percent); Montana (3.96 percent); and Alaska (4.06 percent).
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