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Thursday, January 15, 2009

Palm Beach County foreclosure filings nearly doubled in 2008

By Jeff Ostrowski | Thursday, January 15, 2009, 09:27 AM



Foreclosure filings rose 133 percent in Florida, 96 percent in Palm Beach County and 81 percent nationwide from 2007 to 2008, RealtyTrac says today.

Palm Beach County ranked 16th among U.S. metro areas in percent of housing units in foreclosure. Here’s the partial list:

  • 1. Stockton, Calif., 9.46%

  • 2. Las Vegas, 8.89%

  • 3. Riverside, 8.02%

  • 4. Bakersfield, Calif., 6.17%

  • 5. Phoenix, 6.02%

  • 16. Palm Beach County, 3.71%


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