{"id":226,"date":"2013-09-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/cfbutler\/?p=226"},"modified":"2026-08-02T03:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T03:24:09","slug":"south-bay-foreclosure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/cfbutler\/south-bay-foreclosure\/","title":{"rendered":"Fannie Mae Study Yields Clues to Odds of South Bay Foreclosure"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Bay Foreclosure<\/h2>\n

South Bay investors have dozens of possibilities vying for their business at all times. South Bay real estate investment opportunities come in a variety of forms: raw land, single-family residences, and multifamily rental housing in many forms, from duplexes to apartment buildings. Investors compare the various offerings according to the likelihood of return on their investment vs. downside risk.<\/p>\n

\"south<\/a>Foreclosure represents the ultimate risk \u2014 so no matter how unlikely it might be, canny investors study the histories of real estate investments that have stumbled. Whether South Bay foreclosure<\/strong> statistics or national trends provide the data, projecting the likelihood of such \u2018Close Encounters of the Foreclosure Kind\u2019 is part of an investor\u2019s due diligence.<\/p>\n

Fannie Mae and South Bay Foreclosure<\/h2>\n

That\u2019s why my eye was drawn to several published reports about Fannie Mae\u2019s<\/a> recent nationwide study. It drew an interesting connection between an investment properties\u2019 relative location and the rate of potential default (foreclosure).<\/p>\n

National data is weighted toward big city populations, yet I think it\u2019s a relevant approach to weighing the likelihood of a South Bay foreclosure.<\/em> Location is a given, and here, it\u2019s relative<\/i> location that\u2019s important:<\/p>\n