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Jun 11, 2007

Foreclosure activity decreases in February MortgagePress.comnational foreclosure rate, Nevada, Colorado, Florida, California, Texas, Georgia, Michigan, Tennessee, Ohio, Arizona, Indiana RealtyTrac, an online marketplace for foreclosure properties, released its February 2007 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows a total of 130,786 foreclosure filings default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions were reported during the month, down four percent from a revised January total, but still up 12 percent from February 2006. The report also shows a national foreclosure rate of one foreclosure filing for every 884 U.S. households during the month. "Based on our numbers for the first two months of 2007, foreclosure activity is running at a rate that would project to a 33 percent increase over 2006," said James J. Saccacio, chief executive officer of RealtyTrac. "It appears that as sub-prime and FHA loans default at higher than anticipated rates and lenders tighten their underwriting standards, we're going to continue to see a spike in the number of homeowners facing foreclosure." Nevada registered the nation's highest state foreclosure rate for the second month in a row, thanks to a 24 percent increase in foreclosure activity since January. The state reported 3,124 foreclosure filings during the month, up 77 percent from February 2006, and a foreclosure rate of one foreclosure filing for every 278 households more than three times the national average. A nine percent month-to-month increase in foreclosure activity gave Colorado one foreclosure filing for every 345 households in February boosting the state's foreclosure rate to second highest among the states after ranking fourth highest the previous month. Colorado reported 5,310 total foreclosure filings during the month, the eighth most of any state. Florida foreclosure activity spiked more than 63 percent from the previous month, giving it the nation's third highest state foreclosure rate in February one foreclosure filing for every 382 households. The state reported 19,144 foreclosure filings during the month, the most of any state. Other states with foreclosure rates ranking among the nation's 10 highest were Georgia, Michigan, Tennessee, Ohio, Texas, Arizona and Indiana. After Florida, California and Texas were the states with the highest number of total foreclosure filings in February. California's second-highest total of 16,273 foreclosure filings during the month represented a four percent increase from the previous month and a 79 percent increase from February 2006. The state's February foreclosure rate of one foreclosure filing for every 751 households was 1.2 times the national average and ranked 13th highest among the states. Texas reported 12,386 foreclosure filings in February, the third highest state total, and a monthly foreclosure rate of one foreclosure filing for every 650 households 1.4 times the national average and eighth highest among the states. The state's foreclosure activity decreased nearly 16 percent from the previous month and was down nine percent from February 2006. For more information, visit www.realtytrac.com.
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