Home foreclosures: Broward numbers still rising; Palm Beach County dips
Home foreclosures: Broward numbers still rising; Palm Beach County dips
The number of Broward Countyforeclosures in March rose from a year ago, while Palm Beach County saw a slight decrease during the same period.
Broward had 4,599 homeowners in some stage of foreclosure last month, up 17 percent from last March, according to RealtyTrac of Irvine, Calif. Broward had Florida’s ninth-highest foreclosure rate among counties statewide. Palm Beach County had 1,509 owners in the foreclosure process last month, down 8 percent from a year ago.
Nationwide, RealtyTrac said foreclosure filings in March rose 46 percent from a year ago. Mounting job losses are expected to add to the foreclosure problem in the months ahead. — Paul Owers
posted by : Joe Sloboda
