Foreclosures in the Inland Empire fell to 0.52 percent in August, a drop of 0.20 percent year-over year, according to data released Thursday.
That was well below the national foreclosure rate in August, which was 0.90 percent, CoreLogic in Irvine reported.
Also in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, the percentage of mortgage loans that were 90 days or more overdue was 2.01 percent, a decline of 0.64 percent compared with August 2015, according to CoreLogic.