Utah Ranks 5th Nationally for Foreclosures According to Realty Trac

 

U.S. Foreclosure Market Data for Top 10 States - Jan-Jun 2010

Rate Rank State Name Total Properties with FC Filings %Housing Units 1/every X HU %Change from Jul-Dec 09 %Change from Jan-Jun 09

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U.S.

1,654,634

1.28

78

-5.14

8.26

1

Nevada

64,429

5.72

17

-13.2

-6.23

2

Arizona

91,484

3.36

30

-1.6

1.88

3

Florida

277,073

3.15

32

-8.61

3.36

4

California

340,740

2.54

39

-15.25

-12.99

5

Utah

18,058

1.91

52

2.03

33.8

6

Georgia

71,949

1.79

56

11.08

27.59

7

Michigan

78,509

1.73

58

7.99

29.16**

8

Idaho

10,799

1.68

59

-9.46

35.80

9

Illinois

85,223

1.61

62

-0.87

23.63

10

Colorado

30,177

1.4

71

-9.11

13.60

 

 

U.S. Foreclosure Market Data for Top 10 States - Q2 2010

Utah has joined the "Big 5" in terms of foreclosure filings, right behind the perrennial leaders Nevada, Arizona, Florida, and California. Utah now ranks 5th nationally in foreclosure numbers. One in every 52 Utah Homes received some sort of foreclosure notice over the past six months. This is not positive news for the recovery of the housing market, increased foreclosures will add continual downward pressure on home values.