RealtyTrac
RealtyTrac is the leading online marketplace of foreclosure properties, with more than 1.5 million default, auction and bank-owned listings from over 2,200 U.S. counties, along with detailed property, loan and home sales data. Hosting more than 3 million unique monthly visitors, RealtyTrac provides innovative technology solutions and practical education resources to facilitate buying, selling and investing in real estate. RealtyTrac’s foreclosure data has also been used by the Federal Reserve, FBI, U.S. Senate Joint Economic Committee and Banking Committee, U.S. Treasury Department, and numerous state housing and banking departments to help evaluate foreclosure trends and address policy issues related to foreclosures.
Contact:
Michelle Sabolich
Phone: 415- 402-0230
RealtyTrac Inc.
One Venture Plaza, Suite 300
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: 877-888-8722 U.S.
International: 00+1-877-888-8722
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RealtyTrac forms Strategic Alliance With REAL Trends to Share and Expand Data Resources
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REALTYTRAC NETWORK STRENGTHENS ITS SERVICES WITH THE ADDITION OF SELLER LEADTRAC WHICH PROVIDES LEADS...
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RealtyTrac Launches New Broker Network Featuring Leading Brokerages Nationwide
IRVINE, CA - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac (www.realtytrac.com) announced today it is launching the RealtyTrac Network (RTN), a licensed network available to leading independent and franchised brokerage companies across the nation.
RealtyTrac® Acquires Homefacts®, Expanding Its Offering and Enhancing Its Value Proposition for the Real...
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DataBridge Marketing Systems Appointed List Manager by RealtyTrac®
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RealtyTrac Secures Capital Investment from Renovo Capital, Positioning the Company for Continued Growth
IRVINE, CA - November 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac®, the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today announced that the company has obtained a substantial capital investment from Renovo Capital LLC through the private equ...
MRIS ADDS REALTYTRAC® TO ITS SUITE OF PRODUCTS
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Foreclosure Activity on Slow Burn
IRVINE, CA - October 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac® (www.realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report™ for the third quarter of 2011, which shows foreclo...
U.S. Foreclosure Activity Increases 7 Percent in August, Defaults Surge 33 Percent
IRVINE, CA - September 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac® (www.realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report™ for August 2011, which shows foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 228,098 U.S. properties in August, a 7 percent increase from the previous month, but still down nearly 33 percent from August 2010. The report also shows one in every 570 U.S. housing units with a foreclosure filing during the month.
Short Sales Soar in Second Quarter
IRVINE, CA - August 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac® (realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure homes, today released its Q2 2011 U.S. Foreclosure Sales Report™, which shows that sales of homes that were in some stage of foreclosure or bank owned accounted for 31 percent of all U.S. residential sales in the second quarter of 2011, down from nearly 36 percent of all sales in the first quarter but up from 24 percent of all sales in the second quarter of 2010.
Foreclosure Activity Falls to 44-Month Low in July
IRVINE, CA - August 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac® (http://www.realtytrac.com/gateway_co.asp?accnt=137300), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report™ for July 2011, which shows foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 212,764 U.S. properties in July, a 4 percent decrease from June and a 35 percent decrease from July 2010. The report also shows one in every 611 U.S. housing units with a foreclosure filing during the month of July.
Data Mining Made Easy: RealtyTrac Unveils New Web-Based System for Creating Targeted Lists of...
IRVINE, CA - August 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac® (http://www.realtytrac.com/), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today unveiled its new bulk foreclosure data search and download tool now known as MEGA Data. This new product gives users the ability to quickly sift through RealtyTrac’s database of more than 2 million foreclosure properties to create targeted lists of distressed homeowners, scheduled auctions and bank-owned properties.
84 Percent of U.S. Metros Post Lower Foreclosure Activity in First Half of 2011
IRVINE, CA - July 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac® (realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its Midyear 2011 Metropolitan Foreclosure Market Report, which shows that foreclosure activity decreased on a year-over-year basis in 178 out of the nation’s 211 metropolitan areas with a population of 200,000 or more. The report also shows that all top 10 metro areas with the highest foreclosure rates in the first half of the year posted decreasing foreclosure activity compared to the first half of 2010.
Visionary Apps’ Complete Foreclosures App Now Exclusively Powered by RealtyTrac® Data
HARTLAND, WI - July 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) --Visionary Apps LLC (www.visionaryapps.com), creators of innovative smart-phone and tablet tools that aim to improve people’s lives, today announced that its popular Complete ForeclosuresSM application (app) for the iPhone and iPad is now exclusively powered by data from RealtyTrac® (http://www.realtytrac.com/), the leading online marketplace of foreclosure properties. One of the many new features is the RealtyTrac® Single Property Details Purchase feature which will allow Complete Foreclosures to offer full details on EVERY listing, whereas before some of the property listings only had partial details.
Foreclosure Activity Off 29 Percent for First Half of 2011
IRVINE, CA - July 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac® (www.realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its Midyear 2011 Foreclosure Market Report, which shows a total of 1,170,402 U.S. properties received foreclosure filings — default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions — in the first six months of 2011, a 25 percent decrease from the previous six months and a 29 percent decrease from the first half of 2010. The report also shows that 0.90 percent of all U.S. housing units (one in 111) had at least one foreclosure filing in the first half of the year.
Foreclosure Activity Continues Free-Fall in May
IRVINE, CA - June 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac® (www.realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report™ for May 2011, which shows foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 214,927 U.S. properties in May, a 2 percent decrease from April and a 33 percent decrease from May 2010. The report also shows one in every 605 U.S. housing units received a foreclosure filing during the month of May.
REALTYTRAC® ADDS SMARTZIP HOMESCORE™ FOR MILLIONS OF FORECLOSURE AND FOR-SALE PROPERTIES NATIONWIDE
IRVINE, CA - May 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac® (www.realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, and SmartZip Analytics (www.smartzip.com), a leader in real estate analytics, today announced that SmartZip’s HomeScore™ has been integrated on nearly 2 million foreclosure and for-sale properties posted on the RealtyTrac website, allowing users to instantly locate properties that have the best potential for appreciation over time
REALTYTRAC UNVEILS NEW SITE FEATURES TO QUICKLY DETERMINE PROPERTY EQUITY AND POSITION OF OUTSTANDING...
IRVINE, CA - April 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac® (www.realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today unveiled new site features that help users quickly see the amount of equity — or negative equity — in a property based on its estimated market value and total outstanding loans, along with a simple list showing the position of those loans.
CHARLIE ENGEL JOINS REALTYTRAC AS DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT – REAL ESTATE
IRVINE, CA - March 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac™ (www.realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today announced the hiring of real estate veteran Charlie Engel as the new Director of Business Development – Real Estate. Engel will lead the company’s efforts driving additional real estate professional partnerships
REALTYTRAC RELEASES NEW FORECLOSURE SEARCH WIDGET FOR REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND BROKERS
IRVINE, CA - March 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac™ (www.realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today announced the launch of a new foreclosure search widget for real estate agents and brokers, allowing them to easily insert a fully functional nationwide foreclosure property search to their websites. The new product will help agents drive more traffic to their websites and generate exclusive leads from end-users.
REALTYTRAC® ADDS 2.5 MILLION RECENTLY SOLD PROPERTIES
IRVINE, CA - October 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac® (www.realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today announced the release of an exclusive recently sold feature that allows users to see detailed information for all properties that sold in the last three, six and nine months in any given area.
Moody’s Analytics Announces Availability of RealtyTrac Foreclosure Data Service
NEW YORK, NY - August 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Moody’s Analytics, a leading independent provider of economic forecasting and credit risk services, today announced the immediate availability of RealtyTrac Foreclosure Data, a service drawing on the extensive foreclosure, property, loan and home sales data from RealtyTrac, the leading online marketplace of foreclosure information.
75 Percent of Nation’s Top Metro Areas Post Increasing Foreclosure Activity in First Half...
Nine of Top 10 Most Severely Affected Metros Post Year-Over-Year Declines in Foreclosure Activity, but Rates Remain 3 to 5 Times Higher than National Average
IRVINE, Calif. - July 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac® (realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its Midyear 2010 Metropolitan Foreclosure Market Report, which shows 154 of the 206 U.S. metropolitan areas with a population of 200,000 or more posted year-over-year increases in foreclosure activity even while foreclosure activity decreased in nine of the 10 metros with the highest foreclosure rates.
1.65 Million Properties Receive Foreclosure Filings in First Half of 2010
IRVINE, CA - July 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac® (http://www.realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its Midyear 2010 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows a total of 1,961,894 foreclosure filings — default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions — were reported on 1,654,634 U.S. properties in the first six months of 2010, a 5 percent decrease in total properties from the previous six months but an 8 percent increase in total properties from the first six months of 2009. The report also shows that 1.28 percent of all U.S. housing units (one in 78) received at least one foreclosure filing in the first half of the year.
Foreclosure Sales Account for 31 Percent of All Residential Sales in First Quarter According...
Nearly 233,000 Foreclosure and Bank-Owned Homes Sold at an Average Discount of 27 Percent. IRVINE, CA - June 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac® (www.realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its first U.S. Foreclosure Sales Report™, which shows that foreclosure homes accounted for 31 percent of all residential sales in the first quarter of 2010, and that the average sales price of properties that sold while in some stage of foreclosure was nearly 27 percent below the average sales price of properties not in the foreclosure process.
HomeSteps Receives Pinnacle Award for Nation’s Top Non-Bank REO Sales
McLean, VA - June 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) --– HomeSteps®, Freddie Mac's (NYSE:FRE) real estate sales unit, was honored as the nation's top non-bank REO sales organization at the real estate industry's first annual Pinnacle Awards in Dallas on June 6
U.S FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY DECREASES 3 PERCENT IN MAY
IRVINE, CA - June 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac® (http://www.realtytrac.com/gateway_co.asp?accnt=137300), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report™ for May 2010, which shows that foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 322,920 properties in May, a 3 percent decrease from the previous month and an increase of less than 1 percent from May 2009. One in every 400 U.S. housing units received a foreclosure filing during the month.
59 PERCENT OF HOMEOWNERS WITH A MORTGAGE WOULD NOT CONSIDER WALKING AWAY FROM THEIR...
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Trulia.com, smart real estate search to help you make better decisions, and RealtyTrac, the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released the latest results of an ongoing survey tracking home buyers’ attitudes towards foreclosures. The new online survey conducted on their behalf from May 10-12, 2010 by Harris Interactive® showed a notable decrease in consumers’ willingness to buy foreclosed properties compared to one year ago. Currently, 45 percent of U.S. adults age 18 and above are at least somewhat likely to consider purchasing a foreclosed home in the future, compared to the 55 percent of U.S. adults age 18 and above surveyed online by Harris Interactive® between May 1-5, 2009.
JESSE GANT JOINS REALTYTRAC AS VICE PRESIDENT PRODUCT & USER EXPERIENCE
IRVINE, CA - May 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac™ (www.realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today announced the hiring of technology and Internet veteran Jesse Gant. In his role as Vice President of Product and User Experience, Gant will lead a team to develop a product plan and vision, leveraging the company’s innovative applications and capabilities, to drive membership and revenue growth.
