Foreclosure reduces a home's sale price by 27 percent on average
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 14:31
in Mathematics & Economics
Foreclosure reduces the eventual sale price of a home by an average 27 percent, compared to the prices paid for similar properties nearby. Those nearby homes, in turn, could see their own prices depressed by 1 percent, if they happen to be within 250 feet of the foreclosed property.