Maybe, but I’ve seen at least half a dozen that fit my example in the last week alone that were not bank owned per realist. Random zips.

I’ve noticed an increase in this wording over the last 4-6 weeks but just started checking ownership to see what was going on. I’ll start listing MLS numbers if you want, as I run across them..

I bet this is overstating your figures a bit, maybe not significantly.. but it seems like an obvious ploy agents might use to get their listing pulled into an REO or Short Sale search.