The phrase "as foreclosures fall" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing trends or changes in the housing market or economic conditions.
Example: "The economy is showing signs of recovery as foreclosures fall and home sales increase."
Alternatives: "as foreclosures decrease" or "as foreclosures decline".
Earlier this year, Chase said it would lay off mortgage professionals because business was improving as foreclosures fell; now the bank and other rivals are suggesting that they're doing more layoffs because business is bad.
The foreclosures fall particularly hard on black and Latino families.
Figuring out how to reduce their payments can reward responsible borrowers while slowing the vicious spiral of foreclosures, falling home prices and more foreclosures.
The home ownership rate in Phoenix continues to fall as foreclosures pile up and renters replace owners.
Timothy Eller, the chief executive of Centex, an important home builder, referred to "a resetting of values" to enable buyers to get mortgages, and said he expected prices to keep falling as foreclosures increased.
States and localities depend on property taxes to finance much of their operations, but as foreclosures grow and home values fall, local revenues are taking a big hit, forcing towns and cities to cut back on needed projects at precisely the wrong time, economy-wise.
Complicating matters even further, the servicers could be accused of using modifications for their own benefit to avoid losing fees as mortgages fall into foreclosure.
Signs of life in the housing market, including more sales, were dampened by falling prices as foreclosures continued.
The negative feedback loop — foreclosures beget falling home prices, which beget foreclosures, further weakening the banks — is well under way.
Home prices have barely budged from extraordinarily low levels, sales are at record lows and foreclosures are rising as Americans fall behind on mortgage payments.
