US DATA: RealtyTrac’s Yr-End 2011 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report shows a
total of 2,698,967 foreclosure filings reported on 1,887,777 U.S.
properties, a decrease of 34% from 2010. Foreclosure activity in 2011
was 33% below the 2009 total and 19% below the 2008 total. The report
shows 1.45 percent of U.S. housing units (one in 69) had at least one
foreclosure filing during the year, down from 2.23 percent in 2010,
2.21 percent in 2009, and 1.84 percent in 2008. Total U.S. foreclosure
activity and the U.S. foreclosure rate in 2011 were both at their lowest
since 2007.