Foreclosures down in Greater Des Moines
Foreclosure rates in Greater Des Moines dropped to 2.45 percent in December 2011 from 2.76 percent a year earlier, according to property analysts CoreLogic Inc. Local foreclosure activity is lower than the national foreclosure rate, which was 3.37 percent in December 2011. The mortgage delinquency rate also decreased in Greater Des Moines, CoreLogic said, to 4.74 percent in December from 4.8 percent in December 2010.