Long Island Foreclosures Increase 69% Over February 2008 Says PropertyShark.com Report

Long Island Foreclosure Report Issued by PropertyShark.com for February 2009 New foreclosures in Long Island totaled 324 in February 2009, increasing 26% over January 2009 (257) and 69% over February 2008 (192) Says PropertyShark.com.

Long Island Foreclosures Increase 69% Over February 2008 Says PropertyShark.com Report
Hempstead, NY, March 17, 2009 --(PR.com)-- PropertyShark.com, the premier real estate data site, today released its monthly report covering first-time residential foreclosures in Long Island (Suffolk County foreclosures, Nassau County foreclosures) for February 2009.

(Note: This report covers February 09 in aggregate. To view individual Long Island foreclosure listings scheduled for auction this week, go to www.propertyshark.com/mason/Foreclosures)

Key Findings (Request report for details and charts):

New foreclosures in Long Island totaled 324 in February 2009, increasing 26% over January 2009 (257) and 69% over February 2008 (192).

There were 220 new foreclosures in Nassau County in February 2009, which is up 26% from January 2009 (174) and 168% higher than in February 2008 (82).

With 104 new foreclosures in February 2009, Suffolk County saw a 25% increase over January 2009, but a 5% decrease compared to February 2008.

Long Island Lis Pendens filed in January 2009 (500) increased 74% over December 2008 (288), but Lis Pendens filings dropped 58% when compared to January 2008.

Nassau County Overview:

There were 220 new foreclosures in Nassau County in February 2009, which is a 26% increase over January 2009 (174) and a 168% increase over February 2008 (82).

Suffolk County Overview:

There were 104 new foreclosures in Suffolk County in February 2009, which is up 25% over January 2009, but down 5% from February 2008.

The full Long Island February 2009 Foreclosure Report can be downloaded at http://www.propertyshark.com/mason/BlogCenter/marketreports.html.

Investors can browse current foreclosure listings on PropertyShark.com in the following areas:

Long Island Foreclosures
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Philadelphia Foreclosures
San Francisco Foreclosures
Seattle Foreclosures

Press may request a copy of the report by contacting Brian Scully at 718.408.4985.

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