Foreclosures Down in 10 of the Hardest-Hit U.S. Home Markets

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Cities in Arizona, California, Florida and Nevada accounted for 19 of the top 20 metro foreclosure rates

The Houston, Seattle and Atlanta areas saw the largest increase in the foreclosure rates among the 20 largest U.S. metro areas

The Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale area reported 55,372 bank repossessions in 2010, the most of any metro area

-----------    AZ

4

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

124,720

7.27

14

-6.79

27.68

26

Prescott, AZ

4,603

4.35

23

0.92

72.53

38

Tucson, AZ

14,480

3.40

29

13.14

60.12

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84

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

27,926

1.95

51

22.63

75.55

118		Bremerton-Silverdale, WA		1,437		1.41		71		17.69		40.47
119		Olympia, WA		1,434		1.40		72		10.31		28.49

161

Spokane, WA

1,800

0.91

110

83.86

57.07

172

Yakima, WA

657

0.78

127

12.69

40.38

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40

Medford, OR

2,857

3.24

31

5.08

65.82

63

Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA

20,588

2.29

44

2.85

92.70

69

Salem, OR

3,162

2.13

47

1.67

96.40

105

Eugene-Springfield, OR

2,376

1.58

63

10.87

98.33

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Below is  RealtyTrac’s list of the top 25 worst cities for foreclosures this past year:

1. Las Vegas, NV: 1 out of 9 home owners

2. Cape Coral-Fort Meyers, FL: 1 out of 12 home owners

3. Modesto, CA: 1 out of every 14 home owners

4.Phoenix, AZ: 1 out of 14 home owners

5. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL: 1 out of 14 home owners

6. Riverside, CA: 1 out of  14 home owners

7. Stockton, CA: 1 out of  14 home owners

8. Merced, CA: 1 out of 14 home owners

9. Orlando, FL: 1 out of 15 home owners

10.Vallejo-Fairfield, CA: 1 out of 16 homeowners

11.Reno, NV: 1 out of 16 homeowners

12. Bakersfield, CA: 1 out of 17 home owners

13. Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL: 1 out of 17 home owners

14. Naples, FL: 1 out of 18 home owners

15. Sacramento, CA: 1 out of 19 home owners

16. Port St. Lucie, FL: 1 out of 19 home owners

17. Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL: 1 out of 20 home owners

18. Lakeland, FL: 1 out 21 home owners

19. Sarasota, FL: 1 out of 19 home owners

20. Boise City, ID: 1 out of 19 home owners

21. Greeley, CO: 1 out of 19 home owners

22. Palm Bay, FL: 1 out of 19 home owners

23. Visalia-Porterville, FL: 1 out of 22 home owners

24. Fresno, CA: 1 out of 22 home owners

25. Atlanta, GA: 1 out of 23 home owners

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2010 Foreclosure Activity Down in Hardest Hit Markets
But Increases in 72 Percent of Major Metros
Metros with  Top 10 Foreclosure Rates All Post Decreasing Foreclosure Activity
Houston,  Seattle, Atlanta See Biggest Increases Among 20 Largest Metros
http://www.realestatechannel.com/us-markets/residential-real-estate-1/home-foreclosures-foreclosure-rate-realtytrac-bank-foreclosures-top-foreclosure-markets-california-home-foreclosures-florida-home-foreclosures-las-vegas-home-foreclosures-3816.php
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Foreclosures up in most U.S. metro areas
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2011/01/27/us-foreclosures-increase-report.html#ixzz1CH6KEJzX
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Las Vegas: Still the foreclosure king
http://money.cnn.com/2011/01/27/real_estate/metro_area_foreclosures/index.htm
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2010’s Worst Cities For Foreclosures
http://blogs.forbes.com/morganbrennan/2011/01/26/the-worst-cities-for-foreclosures-in-2010/
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