From Deseret News archives:
Utah ranks 9th in U.S. in foreclosures
Number losing homes jumped 27% in July
The state had one foreclosure filing for every 472 households, up 27.32 percent from June 2008 and an increase of 294.02 percent over the same month last year, the report from RealtyTrac, based in Irvine, Calif., said. In June, Utah ranked 10th nationally, with a rate of one foreclosure for every 600 households.
The four Utah metro areas in July all ranked among the nation's top 100 for the highest number of foreclosure filings. St. George ranked 17th, with one foreclosure for every 163 households. The St. George area saw a 51 percent increase from June and a 1,192 percent hike from July 2007.
The Provo/Orem area ranked 39th in the report, with one foreclosure filing for every 260 households a 13 percent climb from June and a whopping 17,000 percent jump year over year.
Salt Lake City ranked 70th nationally, with one filing for every 491 households in foreclosure, a 35 percent increase from June and 146 percent higher than July 2007. Ogden/Clearfield was 100th in the nation, with one filing for every 660 households 32 percent higher than June and 102 percent higher than July of last year.
"It depends on how many foreclosures are in that neighborhood and if those foreclosures have been taken care of," said Jillinda Bowers, president of the Salt Lake Board of Realtors. She said if the homes with foreclosure filings were in deteriorating condition, then the value of that house and others around it would be negatively impacted.
Nationwide, foreclosures rose nearly 8 percent from the previous month and jumped 55 percent from July 2007. One in every 464 U.S. households received a foreclosure filing during the month, according to the RealtyTrac report.
Nevada had nation's highest state foreclosure rate in July, with one in every 106 households receiving a foreclosure filing, up 15 percent from the previous month and 97 percent year over year.
California ranked second, with one in every 182 properties receiving a foreclosure filing during the month. Florida was third, with one in every 186 properties receiving a foreclosure filing.
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