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5.6 percent of LA foreclosures seriously underwater, says RealtyTrac

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RealtyTrac today released its Year-End 2015 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report. The report found that at the end of 2015, seriously underwater properties were down 481,292 from 6.9 million in the third quarter and 616,189 from 7.1 million from a year prior.

In Los Angeles, 5.6 percent of foreclosed homes are seriously underwater, which is about 136,454 in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim MSA. RealtyTrac reported 877,997 homeowners who are equity rich, or 35.8 percent.

In Los Angeles County, RealtyTrac reported of the 3,452,901 properties, about 6.2 percent are seriously underwater.

On a state-wide basis, California had 33.3 percent of foreclosures with equity and 7.8 percent of foreclosures are seriously underwater.