Maricopa Bank Repo Homes – MLS Listings

Posted August 2009

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It seems to be the same old story “everywhere you go” to quote Paul Simon. But foreclosures just seem to be on the up and up all over the US, and Maricopa County is no exception to what is fast becoming the rule. If you take a look at the foreclosure figures in this county for 2005, there were 3 768 filings, in 2006 3 946 filings and in 2007 7 852 filings, an increase of 108%. The figures for 2008 are even more horrendous and this has resulted in lenders having a deluge of these properties on their hands.

Maricopa and Pinal counties have the highest foreclosure rate in the whole of Arizona and the result of this is that there are bargain properties to be found for those willing to invest in this market. Maricopa bank repo homes are homes which have already been reposed by banks or lenders. They are not in pre-foreclosure, the bank or lender owns them and this means that any purchase of this real estate is pretty straightforward.

Unlike real estate in pre-foreclosure where it is difficult to tell if there are any tax or other liens against the property Maricopa bank repo homes, have been purchased by the bank on auction as there was no other higher bidder. What the bank does is set an auction price, this is relative to what the home owner owes them in terms of their debt default plus any legal and additional costs. The bank will buy the property on auction so they can re-sell it and recover their losses.

One the bank or lender is the legal owner of the property they become responsible for property taxes, insurance and all other costs that any homeowner may have to provide. This means that the bank has to record these properties in their balance sheet as non-performing assets. Non-performing assets do not look good in any balance sheet and as the bank of lender has to show profits to their shareholders they have to sell these homes.

They might put them up for auction if they have a glut of foreclosures for sale or otherwise put them on the open market through a real estate agent or broker. Real estate agents and brokers often make use MLS listings. These are services which are representative of many different agents, operating in many different areas. In this way, potential property investors or just plain home buyers have access to large inventories, giving them a wide selection of choice.

Maricopa bank repo homes come in all shapes and sizes and in all kinds of condition. The property seeker is able to enter his budget and other criteria into the listing search to come up with exactly the type of property they are seeking. This makes seeking property for investment or other purposes very simple. They are easy to shortlist and view.