The apparent rise in the popularity of short sales will affect bank owned property lists only slightly, according to analysts using data from Lender Processing Services.

Bank owned property listings in 12 counties in Colorado surged by substantial rates in January, based on foreclosure sales data from the Colorado Division of Housing.

Repossessed homes for sale in Palm Beach, Florida are still surging as foreclosure filings continue to rise in the area, according to a real estate information provider.

Distressed houses listings declined in Southwestern Illinois in February this year, based on foreclosure data compiled by the Illinois Association of Realtors and local realtor associations.

Bank owned home foreclosures in Springfield, Massachusetts soared by 76.7 percent in January this year, based on data from Boston-based research firm Warren Group.

Homes foreclosure auctions in Mesa County had been the most active among auctions in the 12 largest counties in Colorado in January this year based on percentage increases, according to data from the Colorado Division of Housing.

Sales of houses repossessions climbed up in Colorado in January this year amid a decline in foreclosure filings, based on records from the Colorado Division of Housing.

Bank owned properties are still surging in the Manatee area, based on a foreclosure report released by a California real estate firm.

Bank owned homes are still putting downward pressure on residential prices in the East Bay counties of Contra Costa and Alameda. The largest cities in these counties are Oakland, Richmond, Berkeley, Concord, Fremont, Livermore, Hayward and Antioch.

The number of pre foreclosed homes in the Chicago metro area soared by 10.2 percent to over 70,000 in 2009, according to data from the Woodstock Institute.