Barry Ritholtz at The Big Picture economic blog points us to a nice trick that you can do with Google Maps to see foreclosures across the nation, and in your neighborhood.

  1. Goto Google Maps.
  2. On the right hand side of the map, select “More”
  3. This will pull up a drop-down menu from which you can select “Real Estate”
  4. On the left hand side, select “Foreclosure”

Note: This map does not reveal any of the millions of REOs that have already been sold by the banks that hold them.

But the maps do reveal an entire nation littered with foreclosure sales. It is an ugly and graphic depiction of how much inventory is out there, and why housing is still many years away from being healthy.

via : Google Map Foreclosure Tricks @ The Big Picture

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