I’d suggest taking the Rich Toscano approach by adding 2 columns to that report page: sales and the ratio of sales to foreclosures.
forecolsures / # homes gives you an idea of what percentage of people are having problems with their mortgage.
However, foreclosures / sales gives you an idea of how the housing market will react to those problems.
It is a brilliant way to look at the market because it gives you an idea of the relative magnitude of must-sell inventory – more so that the ratio of foreclosures to # of houses.
