Top 20 Real Estate Foreclosure Markets, Mid-Year 2007

Stockton, California reported the highest foreclosure3. Las Vegas/Paradise, Nevada: 22,928 foreclosure
rate among the nation's 100 largest metro areasfilings; one filing per 31 households.
from Jan to Jun 2007, according to RealtyTrac, an4. Riverside/San Bernardino, California: 41,351
online marketplace for foreclosure sales. Detroit andforeclosure filings; one filing per 33 households.
Las Vegas documented the next highest foreclosure5. Sacramento, California: 20,516 foreclosure filings;
rates. RealtyTrac's 2007 Midyear Metropolitanone filing per 36 households.
Foreclosure Market Report showed the foreclosure6. Denver/Aurora, Colorado: 23,842 foreclosure filings;
activity in the top 100 metro areas for the first halfone filing per 42 households.
of 2007. As foreclosure rates continue to rise, 82 out7. Miami, Florida: 20,275 foreclosure filings; one filing
of 100 metro areas recorded year-over-yearper 46 households.
increases in foreclosures.8. Bakersfield, California: 5,365 foreclosure filings; one
Stockton reported one foreclosure filing for every 27filing per 47 households.
households with a total of 8,169 foreclosure fillings on9. Memphis, Tennessee: 10,800 foreclosure filings; one
4,239 properties. The rate of foreclosure hasfiling per 49 households.
increased exponentially to three times more than the10. Cleveland/Lorain/Elyria/Mentor, Ohio: 8,844
number reported last year, for the same period.foreclosure filings; one filing per 50 households.
Detroit, with one in 29 households going for11. Fort Lauderdale, Florida: 15,720 foreclosure filings;
foreclosure, recorded the second highest foreclosureone filing per 50 households.
rate. A total of 28,705 foreclosure filings were made12. Atlanta/Sandy Springs/Marietta, Georgia: 36,502
on 20,231 properties, which is almost double theforeclosure filings; one filing per 54 households.
number reported from Jan-June 2006.13. Fort Worth/Arlington, Texas: 13,221 foreclosure
Las Vegas documented one foreclosure filing forfilings; one filing per 57 households.
every 31 households, making it the third highest in14. Fresno, California: 4,867 foreclosure filings; one
foreclosure activity among the 100 metro areas. Itfiling per 60 households.
reported 22,928 foreclosure filings on 13,02815. Indianapolis, Indiana: 11,677 foreclosure filings; one
properties, double the number reported during thefiling per 62 households.
first half of 2006.16. Dayton, Ohio: 5,966 foreclosure filings; one filing
Six of the top 20 metro areas with the highestper 63 households.
foreclosure rates were in California and four in Ohio.17. Dallas, Texas: 23,284 foreclosure filings; one filing
The following are the top 20 U.S. housing foreclosureper 65 households.
markets from Jan to Jun 2007, the total number of18. Akron, Ohio: 4,378 foreclosure filings; one filing per
foreclosure filings and households per foreclosure70 households.
filing.19. Oakland, California: 13,482 foreclosure filings; one
1. Stockton, California: 8,169 foreclosure filings; onefiling per 70 households.
foreclosure filing for every 27 households.20. Columbus, Ohio: 10,706 foreclosure filings; one
2. Detroit/Livonia/Dearborn, Michigan: 28,705filing per 70 households.
foreclosure filings; one filing per 29 households.