Bank Owned Homes Sales Will Contribute In More Than 50 Percent Of The Total Home Sales

By the fourth quarter of 2012, 9 to 50 percent of thebank owned house listings, had 30 percent REO sale in
house sales will be comprised by the bank ownedthe second quarter of last year.
properties in the six biggest markets in the country.In San Francisco, with their 10 percent REO share in
This has been speculated the JPMorgan Chasethe fourth quarter of the last year and 14 percent
analysts. In Phoenix, it is expected that the percentageREO share in the second quarter of last year, it is
will go up to 39 to 50 percent of all its house sales inexpected to remain same between 9 to 12 percent of
the last quarter of this year, which is higher than the 37its total home sales in 2012. It is speculated that
percent of last quarter of 2009. REOs would compriseOakland is going to post 18 to 23 percent of REO
the 24 to 31 percent of the total home sale in 2012 inshare, which is far less than the second quarter of
San Diego where as in 2009 the 25 percent of all the2009, but almost the same as the REO share of the
home sales were owned by banks.last quarter of last year.
In the next couple of years, it is expected that theIt is expected that as opposed to this condition, the
New York City will be observing an increase in thenon-distressed sales situation in 2012 in cities such as
distressed property listings. In 2012, more than 12 to 16Los Angeles, Long Island, Chicago and San Jose will
percent of the total home sales would be foreclosureimprove. Nondistressed sales in Los Angeles will be
sales. It will be of the same level or higher than the 12expected to improve in REO share postings that will
percent of REO share in 2009.be about 22- to 28-percent in 2012. The improvement
The housing markets of the California cities such asis quite significant from the 53 percent REO share in
Oakland, San Francisco and Santa Ana is expected tothe third quarter and 39 percent in the last quarter of
remain in the same level as their current REO salethe last year. REO sales are expected to dominate
percentages. Santa Ana, which is expected to havethe home sales in most housing markets.
18 to 23 percent of their total home sales are from