The number of properties entering foreclosure home listings has increased during the third quarter of 2011 as more lenders re-start stalled proceedings against troubled mortgage owners. This may seem like another blow to the housing industry, but digging deeper, one can say it is all for the best.
Backlog easing
The housing market has always been threatened by the so-called shadow inventory, or those distressed properties that have yet to get listed or have not been counted yet as foreclosed. These unaccounted-for inventories are now entering the market as lenders resolve their cases with the courts and more of the troubled properties are processed.
This is good for the housing market as a whole. For one, no more hiding in the shadows. We will now have a better idea of how big the problem really is. These distressed properties have always been there anyway, we are just not aware of their numbers since they were not declared. For another, this will ease the backlog of unlisted foreclosures and the sooner this is done, the sooner we can move on.
Better for buyers
Another positive outcome is that, more options will be available to homebuyers. Those who are still hesitating over purchasing properties will be lured by more choices available to them. Even though loans are more difficult to secure, those that have the means to purchase using cash and those that have positive credit records will likely enter the market, and their numbers are not to be ignored.
There is also the additional advantage of low interest rates. With more choices, cheap prices and low interest rates, buyers have more than enough incentive to make a purchase. The fact that actual foreclosed property numbers are emerging, as troubled properties enter foreclosure listings, also offer a picture of a housing market that is starting to hit bottom, which we all know is the first step towards a market recovery.
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