Corelogic released today its February 2012 report on delinquencies and foreclosures. According to the report, the number of homes with mortgages that were more than 90 days delinquent in the US were down 0.5 percent during February when compared to February 2011. The foreclosure inventory was down 0.2 percent over the same period. Nationally, 3.4 percent of all homes with mortgages were in the foreclosure inventory, and 7.2 percent of loans were 90+ days delinquent.
In Colorado, the number of homes with mortgages that were more than 90 days delinquent fell by 0.6 percent from February 2011 to February 2012. Over the same period, the percentage of homes with mortgages that were in the foreclosure inventory fell by 0.4 percent.
4.0 percent of homes with mortgages in Colorado were more than 90-days delinquent while 1.4 percent of all homes with mortgages were in foreclosure.
Overall, the proportion of homes affected in Colorado was substantially smaller in Colorado than in the nation as a whole.
43 states reported higher rates of 90-day delinquency than Colorado. Only 6 states reported lower rates: Montana, Alaska, Wyoming, Nebraska and The Dakotas.
States with significantly higher rates of delinquency and foreclosure were Nevada, Florida and New Jersey where the percentage of homes with mortgages that were at least 90-days delinquent were 13.0 percent, 17.4 percent, and 10.9 percent, respectively.
38 states reported foreclosure inventory rates that were higher than Colorado's rate of 1.4 percent. Only 4 states reported lower foreclosure inventory rates: North Dakota, Nebraska, Alaska and Wyoming. Six states reported the same foreclosure inventory rate as Colorado.
The states with the highest foreclosure inventory rates were Nevada, Florida, New Jersey and Illinois with rates of 5 percent, 12 percent, 6.6 percent and 5.4 percent, respectively.
According to the report, 4.2 percent of all homes with mortgages in the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield area were 90 days or more delinquent, which placed the Denver area last among 25 metro. All other metro areas reported higher delinquency rates. In Chicago, for example, the 90+-day delinquency rate was 10.7 percent during February. The rate was 18 percent in Orlando.
The Denver area was also last among all metros in its foreclosure inventory. 1.4 percent of all loans with mortgages were in foreclosure in the Denver area. In Orlando, the rate was 12.3 percent.
