Metro areas worst hit by foreclosures in 2009
TAMPA - Ten of the country's 25 metro areas worst hit by foreclosures this year are in Florida, RealtyTrac of California says in a report released today. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater saw 33,906 foreclosure filings from January through June, up nearly 32 percent from the same period a year ago. That's one filing for about every 39 properties. Still, filings were down nearly 3 percent from the previous six-month period.
Worst-hit cities are measured by foreclosure homes as a percentage of all homes.
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev. 7.45%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers 7.20%
Merced, Calif. 6.89%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. 5.73%
Stockton, Calif. 5.64%
Modesto, Calif. 5.38%
Bakersfield, Calif. 4.53%
Vallejo-Fairfield, Calif. 4.48%
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz. 4.44%
Orlando-Kissimmee 4.28%
Port St. Lucie 4.00%
Naples-Marco Island 3.64%
Reno-Sparks, Nev. 3.63%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach 3.54%
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, Calif. 3.46%
Salinas, Calif. 3.11%
Fresno, Calif. 3.08%
Visalia-Porterville, Calif. 2.91%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach 2.69%
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif. 2.67%
Lakeland 2.67%
Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice 2.66%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater 2.58%
Ocala 2.57%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, Calif. 2.48%
The Tampa Tribune
Published: July 30, 2009
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