The foreclosure problems in California, Florida, Nevada and Arizona continue to batter those markets. This has been well covered. However, now foreclosures are hitting areas previously spared from the problem. I recently came across this article on the website of the Nashville Business Journal. According to the article approximately 25% of the Middle Tennessee are home builders are either out of business, or bankrupt and that buyers have been able to buy foreclosures that previously sold for almost $600,000 for only $250,000. The article also states that part of the problem is “equity calls” (similar to a margin call) that lenders are hitting home builders with that are a result of the declining market value of the builders’ inventories. Based on some research that I conducted it appears that this market is still significantly overbuilt due to a boom in new construction from 2005 through 2008. It will take some more time and some larger price declines before hitting bottom.
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