Lawler: Table of Distressed Sales and Cash buyers for Selected Cities in June

Economist Tom Lawler sent me the table below of short sales, foreclosures and cash buyers for several selected cities in June. Lawler writes:

Note that in Phoenix, not only was the distressed sales share down sharply from a year ago, but also that the all-cash share of home sales – while still abnormally high – was also down significantly from a year ago. Overall sales were down 9.9% from last June, and it appears as if “investor” buying might be slowing down a bit.

Vegas’ distressed sales share last month was also down significantly from last June, but the all-cash share was actually up slightly. Overall sales were down 7.7% from last June. Investors still appear to be a dominant force in Vegas, while owner-occupant buying still appears weak.

From CR: Look at the two columns in the table for Total "Distressed" Share. In every area that has reported distressed sales so far, the share of distressed sales is down year-over-year - and down significantly in many areas. 

Also there has been a decline in foreclosure sales in all of these cities.

	Short Sales Share		Foreclosure Sales Share		Total "Distressed" Share		All Cash Share
	Jun-13	Jun-12	Jun-13	Jun-12	Jun-13	Jun-12	Jun-13	Jun-12
Las Vegas	31.0%	34.2%	9.0%	27.8%	40.0%	62.0%	55.3%	54.0%
Reno	24.0%	37.0%	6.0%	21.0%	30.0%	58.0%
Phoenix	12.7%	32.8%	8.7%	14.1%	21.5%	46.8%	37.5%	46.9%
Sacramento	23.2%	31.0%	7.5%	19.7%	30.7%	50.7%	29.9%	33.4%
Minneapolis	6.0%	9.6%	15.7%	25.1%	21.7%	34.6%
Mid-Atlantic	7.6%	10.2%	6.3%	8.7%	13.9%	18.9%	15.9%	16.5%
Hampton Roads					22.8%	28.8%
Northeast Florida					35.6%	39.9%
Memphis*			18.2%	29.6%
Birmingham AL			19.4%	26.4%
Springfield IL			12.0%	9.2%
Tucson							32.8%	34.9%
Omaha							14.9%	14.4%
Toledo							28.1%	33.0%
Des Moines							17.5%	18.9%
*share of existing home sales, based on property records