■  Foreclosure inventory rates decreased to 0.8%, down from 1.1% last year.
■  Serious delinquency rate, loans 90 days or more past due, dropped to 2.5%, which is down from 3.2% in 2016.
■  Early-stage delinquencies, loans 30 to 59 days past due, decreased in January to 2.1%, from 2016’s 2.4%.
■  The share of mortgages 60 to 89 days past due decreased to 0.7%, which is down from 0.8% in 2016.

If you have any questions about this information or title insurance, please contact Ralph Aponte: 732.914.1400.

Counsellors Title Agency, www.counsellorstitle.net, founded in 1996, is one of New Jersey’s most respected title agencies, serving all 21 New Jersey counties with title insurance, clearing title, escrow, tidelands searches, and closing and settlement services for commercial or industrial properties, waterfront properties and marinas, condominiums, townhouses or residential single family homes. Counsellors Title also features its own Attorney Settlement Assistance Program™ [ASAP], which is an individual resource customized to fit the needs specifically of real estate attorneys, including, Documentation, Preparation, Disbursement of Funds, Attendance at Closing, HUD Preparation or Post-Closing Matters.