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» VISIT US ONLINE @ DSNEWS.COM 81 Maine RANK: 5 90+ Day Foreclosure Unemployment Delinquency Rate Rate Rate DECEMBER 2013 2.57% 4.83% 6.2 YEAR AGO 3.01% 5.36% 7.2 YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE -14.6% -9.9% -1 Top County WASHINGTON COUNTY 90+ Day Foreclosure Delinquency Rate Rate DECEMBER 2013 3.98% 12.40% YEAR AGO 4.14% 13.07% YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE -3.9% -5.2% Top Core-Based Statistical Area LEWISTON-AUBURN, ME 90+ Day Foreclosure Delinquency Rate Rate DECEMBER 2013 3.12% 6.64% YEAR AGO 4.04% 6.82% YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE -22.8% -2.6% note: The 90+ day delinquecy rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans that are seriously delinquent. The foreclosure rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans currently in foreclosure. State rank is based on the December 2013 foreclosure rate. All fi gures are rounded to the nearest decimal. The unemployment rate refl ects preliminary December 2013 fi gures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. All other data courtesy of LPS Data & Analytics. Maryland RANK: 9 90+ Day Foreclosure Unemployment Delinquency Rate Rate Rate DECEMBER 2013 3.36% 3.30% 6.1 YEAR AGO 4.44% 3.96% 6.7 YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE -24.4% -16.7% -0.6 Top County SOMERSET COUNTY 90+ Day Foreclosure Delinquency Rate Rate DECEMBER 2013 4.12% 7.47% YEAR AGO 5.82% 7.50% YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE -29.2% -0.4% Top Core-Based Statistical Area CAMBRIDGE, MD 90+ Day Foreclosure Delinquency Rate Rate DECEMBER 2013 4.22% 5.65% YEAR AGO 5.44% 7.45% YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE -22.4% -24.3% note: The 90+ day delinquecy rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans that are seriously delinquent. The foreclosure rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans currently in foreclosure. State rank is based on the December 2013 foreclosure rate. All fi gures are rounded to the nearest decimal. The unemployment rate refl ects preliminary December 2013 fi gures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. All other data courtesy of LPS Data & Analytics. Massachusetts RANK: 28 90+ Day Foreclosure Unemployment Delinquency Rate Rate Rate DECEMBER 2013 3.56% 1.86% 7 YEAR AGO 3.56% 2.30% 6.7 YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE 0.0% -19.3% 0.3 Top County FRANKLIN COUNTY 90+ Day Foreclosure Delinquency Rate Rate DECEMBER 2013 4.05% 3.97% YEAR AGO 6.38% 5.08% YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE -36.5% -21.9% Top Core-Based Statistical Area SPRINGFIELD, MA 90+ Day Foreclosure Delinquency Rate Rate DECEMBER 2013 6.09% 3.13% YEAR AGO 5.32% 3.41% YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE 14.4% -8.2% note: The 90+ day delinquecy rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans that are seriously delinquent. The foreclosure rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans currently in foreclosure. State rank is based on the December 2013 foreclosure rate. All fi gures are rounded to the nearest decimal. The unemployment rate refl ects preliminary December 2013 fi gures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. All other data courtesy of LPS Data & Analytics. IN THE NEWS Bay State Sales Down in December, Prices Continue to Rise Massachusetts home sales came down for the second month in December, while prices continued to increase at a steady clip, the Warren Group reported. Single-family home sales in the Bay State dropped less than a percent to 3,712 from December 2012's 3,725. According to the company, it was the lowest number of sales recorded since April. "Low inventory combined with increas- ing interest rates have slowed the market at the end of 2013," said Timothy M. Warren Jr., CEO of the Warren Group. "Sales and prices set a torrid pace in the third quarter of 2013 and through October. Now the market is taking a breather." Year-to-date, Massachusetts sales were up 4.9 percent, with just under 50,000 sales recorded. Fourth-quarter sales were also up compared to the year-ago period, outper- forming by 4.5 percent at 11,948 transactions. e median price of a single-family home in the state in December was $311,125, up 3.7 percent from an even $300,000 last year. December marked the 15th straight month of annual price increases. For the entire year, the Warren Group reports the median sales price was $320,000, up by $30,000 from 2012. New Hampshire RANK: 35 90+ Day Foreclosure Unemployment Delinquency Rate Rate Rate DECEMBER 2013 2.19% 1.24% 5.1 YEAR AGO 2.42% 1.64% 5.7 YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE -9.4% -24.5% -0.6 Top County COOS COUNTY 90+ Day Foreclosure Delinquency Rate Rate DECEMBER 2013 2.80% 2.37% YEAR AGO 2.91% 2.94% YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE -3.8% -19.5% Top Core-Based Statistical Area BERLIN, NH-VT 90+ Day Foreclosure Delinquency Rate Rate DECEMBER 2013 2.68% 2.75% YEAR AGO 2.91% 2.94% YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE -8.0% -6.3% note: The 90+ day delinquecy rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans that are seriously delinquent. The foreclosure rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans currently in foreclosure. State rank is based on the December 2013 foreclosure rate. All fi gures are rounded to the nearest decimal. The unemployment rate refl ects preliminary December 2013 fi gures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. All other data courtesy of LPS Data & Analytics. Massachusetts Baris Berk United Brokers 1725 Revere Beach Prkwy Everett, MA 02149 617.389.2700 tel 617.461.4238 cell 617.389.5656 fax reomaster@live.com www.unitedbrokersworld.com Unemployment rate in January. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics STAT INSIGHT 5.1%