Boise Foreclosures Drop Significantly from 2011

Boise foreclosures accounted for 23.3% of the total home sales in December, a significant drop from one year ago.  In Dec. 2011 the foreclosure market share was 46.7%, a difference of 23.4%.  Overall, distressed sales have been consistently low since May 2012.  The chart below reflects that since May 2012, Boise foreclosures have essentially been cut in half.   When discussing foreclosures in Boise we are referring to short sales and bank-foreclosures.

Boise Foreclosures 2011 vs. 2012

Of the 269 homes sold in December 2012, 62 were foreclosures.  Most of the Boise foreclosures were in the West Boise/Garden City area.  There were 18 total.  The location with the second most was Southwest Boise with 12.  North Boise, which had the third highest total, had 8 foreclosure sales in December.

Short sales were the more dominant type of distressed sale in December.  There were 47 short sales in comparison to 15 bank-owned properties.  That comparison reflects what most of 2012 looked like, with short sales outweighing REO properties.  Still, both are down from one year ago.  For instance, there were 68 short sales in December 2011, 21 more than Dec. 2012 stats.  Also, there were 66 bank-owned and HUD properties sold in Dec. 2011-51 more than Dec. 2012.  The chart below shows the staggering drop in REO properties over the past three years.

Boise Bank-Owned & HUD Sales 2010 - 2012

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Boise ID Foreclosures | June ’10

In June, there were 349 home sales in Boise. 38.7% were Boise ID foreclosures with 79 bank-owned sales & 56 short sales.  This is up from 26.4% a year ago but lower than December through April that ranged from 40-50%.

The Boise ID foreclosure market has a smaller influence of foreclosures than many other areas of the county.  The following two charts show the percentage of homes currently for sale that are short sales & percentage that are bank-owned in Ada County.

As you can see, the areas closest into Boise generally have a lower percentage of foreclosures.  N & NE Boise have less than half the foreclosures as compared to most other areas of the county.  S & SW Boise have some of the most short sale competition while the Boise Bench has one of the highest percentages of bank-owned properties.

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