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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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