Foreclosure Sales and Short Sales Account for 43 Percent of U.S. Residential Sales in 2012

According to RealtyTrac’s most recent foreclosure and short sales report, distressed sales continue to claim a “disproportionately high portion” of total home sales across the country. On top of short sales and foreclosures taking up a large bulk of United States home sales, the firm also found increases in prices for distressed properties in 2012.

http://www.realtytrac.com/content/foreclosure-market-report/us-foreclosure-and-short-sales-report-year-end-and-q4-2012-7609

Source: REALTYTRAC.com