The timing and method of disposing of real estate owned properties will have significant implications for home prices, according to Fitch Ratings analysts. The supply of REO homes is unprecedented, with the large overhang of distressed properties in the housing market and weak demand, analysts said. The REO industry estimates that more than 2 million properties nationwide are in foreclosure and that 25 percent to 35 percent of all home sales are related to properties whose mortgages have defaulted. In a recent home-price projection report, which uses the rating agencys Sustainable Home...