SOUTHLAND – (INT) - Lending institutions began foreclosure proceedings last quarter on the fewest number of California homes in more than eight years.

Irvine-based CoreLogic DataQuick says it’s the sign of a recovering real estate market and the dwindling pool of toxic home loans made in 2006 and ’07.

San Bernardino County had the biggest decline in the 6-county Southern California region at 22.9 percent. Riverside County was down 14.6 percent.

Story Date: October 28, 2014