Agents can pull statistics out of the MLS (multiple list service) But I agree with @Jaelyn Whisler The market knowledge I have comes from actual experience and talking to other investors.

Yes, most of the OTC are vacant land with minimal value.Starting with 2013, the average winning rates dropped into the 4% range and still 1/3 of the liens are sold.One interesting statistic - the number of liens in the sale is down to 5,369 this year.

The worst thing anyone can do in life and business is to assume the statistics don't apply to them and they are somehow exempt.  

There does seem to be discontent with the flow of loans making their way to closing, this is from comments and conjectures not from hard statistical data.History is the best guide to reading the fundamental signs in any market.

Crime statistics are listed online, are they not?

Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics,

11JunWHEN WILL THE HOUSING CRISIS END - PART 3Written by adminHi Friends,Okay…so now you know that statistics for loans in 2000 and in 2006…so let’s pick up from there…In 2000, 81% of the people who bought homes used regular financing - meaning they saved a down payment, qualified for the loan, and could afford the property as well as the “fixed†payment.We saw that number dramatically change in 2006 when 81% of the people who bought homes used CREATIVE financing.

Institutionally they are not bid as a function of return but rather a statistic of collection efforts.  

If you do it right, it’s statistically the best market in the country for cash flow.I cash flow $100k a year off 20 doors and have built a ton of equity in a short amount of time.

In addition, school districts matter and avoid any area with high crime statistics.