Vermont has fewest foreclosures nationwide in July

admin — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:35:13 +0000

According to the lastest statistics published by RealtyTrac, Vermont led the nation in the least number of foreclosures in July 2008, an impressive accomplishment considering that foreclosure activity is up 55 percent from July 2007 across the United States. There were a total of 272,171 foreclosures in July 2008.

Rank    State           Total           1 every 1000

1       Vermont           5               61,911
2       West Virginia    38               23,100
3       South Dakota     30               11,760
4       Mississippi     190                6,534
5       North Dakota     65                4,735
6       Montana         142                3,042
7       Delaware        132                2,900
8       Maine           255                2,710
9       Iowa            498                2,651
10      Alabama         863                2,445

Statistics from RealtyTrac.

Foreclosures up 121 percent nationally; Vermont one of the lowest

admin — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:25:22 +0000

According to an article in the Houston Business Journal on July 25, “…foreclosure filings were up nearly 121 percent in the second quarter nationwide compared with the previous year’s second quarter, and increased nearly 14 percent from the first quarter of 2008, according to RealtyTrac’s Q2 2008 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report.”

According to the same report, Vermont joins North Dakota and West Virginia as the states with the lowest foreclosure rates.

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Vermont has fewest foreclosures nationwide in July

Foreclosures up 121 percent nationally; Vermont one of the lowest