by Calculated Risk on 6/13/2014 02:29:00 PM

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

On distressed: Total "distressed" share is down in all of these markets, mostly because of a sharp decline in short sales.

Short sales are down in all of these areas.

Foreclosures are down in most of these areas too, although foreclosures are up a little in a couple of areas.

The All Cash Share (last two columns) is mostly declining year-over-year. 

As investors pull back, the share of all cash buyers will probably continue to decline.

	Short Sales Share		Foreclosure Sales Share		Total "Distressed" Share		All Cash Share
	May-14	May-13	May-14	May-13	May-14	May-13	May-14	May-13
Las Vegas	7.9%	31.8%	9.1%	10.3%	17.0%	42.1%	40.2%	57.9%
Reno**	11.0%	27.0%	6.0%	7.0%	17.0%	34.0%
Phoenix	3.9%	12.3%	6.7%	9.7%	10.7%	22.0%	29.5%	38.9%
Sacramento	7.0%	22.5%	8.3%	7.5%	15.3%	30.0%	20.5%	33.6%
Minneapolis	3.9%	6.8%	12.1%	19.9%	16.0%	26.7%
Mid-Atlantic	5.2%	8.2%	8.1%	7.2%	13.3%	15.5%	17.2%	16.7%
California *	6.0%	11.3%	6.9%	15.0%	12.9%	26.3%
Bay Area CA*	4.7%	10.4%	3.1%	6.5%	7.8%	16.9%	22.9%	27.6%
So. California*	6.6%	15.7%	5.8%	10.9%	12.4%	26.6%	25.8%	32.6%
Hampton Roads					21.3%	26.3%
Northeast Florida					36.5%	37.8%
Toledo							36.6%	33.8%
Des Moines							17.5%	17.3%
Tucson							31.3%	32.8%
Omaha							19.4%	14.1%
Georgia***							26.0%	NA
Houston			4.5%	9.4%
Memphis*			15.9%	21.5%
*share of existing home sales, based on property records **Single Family Only ***GAMLS