January statistics

The positive trends from the 4th quarter of 2010 continue into January 2011. In the October through December time period for 2010 when compared to the same period in 2009, the number of mortgages recorded was up 44% while the number of foreclosure deeds and orders of notice were down by the same percentage. Deeds were down by 8% which was the only statistic that was even slightly negative. The numbers for January 2011 are even better. When compared to the same month in 2010, this number of deeds recorded in this January was up 13%, mortgages up 38%, foreclosure deeds down 61%, and orders of notice down 84%.