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Foreclosures rates are falling, but some states are still battling high levels. According to nationwide averages, the foreclosure inventory as of March represented 2.8 percent of all homes with a mortgage — that’s down from 3.5 percent in February. In CoreLogic’s latest report reflecting March data, the following five states posted the highest foreclosure inventories (as a percentage of all mortgaged homes): Florida: 9.7 percent New Jersey: 7.3 percent New York: 5 percent Maine: 4.4 percent Illinois: 4.4 percent Meanwhile, […]

Foreclosures are falling across the country, but they still make up a big chunk of some markets’ housing stock. CoreLogic reveals in its report on September housing data that the following states have the highest foreclosure inventories: Florida: 11.5% of its housing stock New Jersey: 7.3% New York: 5.3% Illinois: 5.2% Nevada: 4.9% Meanwhile, the five states with the lowest foreclosure inventories are Wyoming (0.5%), Alaska (0.7%), North Dakota (0.7%), Nebraska (0.9%), and South Dakota (1.1%).   The author of […]