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
Email
Facebook
Google
Twitter
Favorites
More
Advertisement
Advertisement