Two-thirds of the 93,924 foreclosure sales in June were originally financed with prime mortgage loans, according to figures released this week by the HOPE NOW Alliance. It was the first time since HOPE NOW began collecting data that prime foreclosure sales outpaced subprime sales by two-to-one.
Foreclosures involving subprime mortgages have subsided over the past year. HOPE NOW’s survey data suggests the peak in subprime foreclosure sales occurred during the second quarter of 2008. The largest gain in foreclosure sales backed by prime loans occurred in the recently ended second quarter of 2009
