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Florida No. 2 In Foreclosures: By The Numbers

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By MICHAEL SASSO

msasso@tampatrib.com

Published: October 23, 2008

Updated: 10/23/2008 12:56 am

TAMPA - Florida leapfrogged California and Arizona to seize the nation's second-highest rate of foreclosure filings last month, according to California-based market researcher RealtyTrac. Here's a look at the most recent numbers:

1 in 178

Housing units in Florida that received a foreclosure filing of some kind in September, ranging from early-stage notices of payment default to bank repossessions

1 in 82

Housing units in Nevada that received a foreclosure filing, making it first on the list

47,956

Foreclosure filings in Florida in September, a 9 percent jump over August. Compared with the same month last year, foreclosures soared 44 percent.

4,663

Foreclosure filings in Hillsborough County last month, a 146 percent increase over August. (It wasn't immediately clear Wednesday what caused the huge jump.)

1,873

Foreclosure filings in Pinellas County, a 9 percent slide

1,175

Foreclosure filings in Pasco County, a 28 percent jump

16

The Tampa Bay area's ranking among the top 100 metro areas, based on the percentage of homes receiving foreclosure filings in the quarter

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