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Thursday, June 21, 2018
Black Knight: National Mortgage Delinquency Rate Decreased in May, Foreclosure Inventory Close to Pre-Recession Average
From Black Knight: Black Knight’s First Look: May 2018 Sees Second Fewest Foreclosure Starts in 17 Years; Active Foreclosure Inventory on Pace to Hit Pre-Recession Average in Early Q3 2018
• At 44,900, May 2018 saw the second lowest monthly foreclosure starts in more than 17 yearsAccording to Black Knight's First Look report for May, the percent of loans delinquent decreased 0.8% in May compared to April, and decreased 4.1% year-over-year.
• Just 303,000 mortgages remain in active foreclosure; at 0.59 percent, the national foreclosure rate is now at its lowest point in 15 years
• At the current rate of decline, national foreclosure inventories are on pace to hit the pre-recession average (2000-2005) in early Q3 2018
• May marked five consecutive months of declining delinquencies, as post-hurricane improvement continues
• Delinquency improvements in hurricane-affected areas more than offset slight increases in non-impacted markets in May, dropping the national delinquency rate to its lowest level in 15 months
The percent of loans in the foreclosure process decreased 3.3% in May and were down 28.7% over the last year.
Black Knight reported the U.S. mortgage delinquency rate (loans 30 or more days past due, but not in foreclosure) was 3.64% in May, down from 3.67% in April.
The percent of loans in the foreclosure process decreased in May to 0.59%.
The number of delinquent properties, but not in foreclosure, is down 60,000 properties year-over-year, and the number of properties in the foreclosure process is down 118,000 properties year-over-year.
| Black Knight: Percent Loans Delinquent and in Foreclosure Process | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | Apr 2018 | May 2017 | May 2016 | |
| Delinquent | 3.64% | 3.67% | 3.79% | 4.25% |
| In Foreclosure | 0.59% | 0.61% | 0.83% | 1.13% |
| Number of properties: | ||||
| Number of properties that are delinquent, but not in foreclosure: | 1,867,000 | 1,885,000 | 1,927,000 | 2,153,000 |
| Number of properties in foreclosure pre-sale inventory: | 303,000 | 314,000 | 421,000 | 574,000 |
| Total Properties | 2,171,000 | 2,199,000 | 2,348,000 | 2,727,000 |
