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Following up on the Charlottesville Bubble Blog’s noting that foreclosures in the Charlottesville MSA are up:

As expected (I noted in 2009 that foreclosures in Charlottesville would likely increase):

What does this all mean from a market standpoint? Foreclosure activity is likely to increase, but we are nowhere near the foreclosure rates and percentages of the major foreclosure hotspots -parts of Florida, Phoenix, California (archived: 2010) – which account for a majority of national foreclosures.

Courtesy of RealtyTrac:

Albemarle County Foreclosure Rate and Foreclosure Activity Information | RealtyTrac.jpg

Albemarle County Foreclosure Rate  and Foreclosure Data

Foreclosure Data for Virginia (PDF)

Look at mortgage conditions in Charlottesville at the New York Fed’s map.

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