Foreclosure and distressed sales fell to 20 per cent of U.S. home purchases in the third quarter of last year, according to RealtyTrac Inc.
Transactions involving bank-owned property and short sales, where lenders accept less than the amount owed, were down from 22 per cent of total home purchases in the second quarter and 30 per cent a year earlier, the Irvine, California-based data seller said in a statement.
Nevada had the biggest share of foreclosure-related sales of any state, at almost 57 per cent of total home purchases in the third quarter. The share of foreclosure sales in California was 44 per cent while Arizona was 43 per cent.
In Florida foreclosure sales have plunged from 39% of all transactions in the third quarter of 2010 to 19% of transactions, showing a steadily recovering market.
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