Sydney Home Values Flat As Spring Arrives, But Some Auctions Still Hot

Foreclosures hit a record high in late 2010, a detriment of the risky lending behavior among some of the nation’s biggest banks known as Foreclosuregate.” The fallout was lasting.  These regional differences are typical – in recent years, Western residents have been more likely than those in other parts of the country to say local home values will rise in their area. The region is the worst metropolitan area in the country in regards to storm surge risk, with an estimated 780,000 homes potentially affected. The exceptions to the broader trend of rising values were mostly in inner-ring suburbs north of Interstate 70. Farther out, most North County neighborhoods saw appraised values rise. Nearly all the homes in Denver and San Francisco (98 percent) have exceeded their pre-recession peak, according to Trulia.

You can look up the percentage change of the home values in your neighborhood over the past month, …