20 US Cities That Are Getting Crushed By Foreclosures

Foreclosure activity was down 4.8 percent in the third quarter from the previous quarter, according to RealtyTrac.

And foreclosure activity was down nearly 13 percent from a year ago.

But among the largest metro areas, New York, Tampa, Chicago and Seattle saw big increases in foreclosure activity.

We drew on RealtyTrac's latest report to highlight the 20 metros with the highest foreclosure activity. We also highlighted the change in foreclosure activity from the previous quarter and on a year-ago basis.

Note: All data is for the 20 largest metros with a population over 200,000.

Ocala, Florida

1 in every 122 homes received a foreclosure filing in Q3 2012

Properties with foreclosure filings:
1,341

Change from Q2 2012:
+15.60 percent

Change from Q3 2011:
-6.81 percent

Source: RealtyTrac

Lakeland, Florida

1 in every 116 homes received a foreclosure filing in Q3 2012

Properties with foreclosure filings:
2,426

Change from Q2 2012:
-2.65 percent

Change from Q3 2011:
+48.65 percent

Source: RealtyTrac

Fresno, California

1 in every 114 homes received a foreclosure filing in Q3 2012

Properties with foreclosure filings:
2,759

Change from Q2 2012:
-13.67 percent

Change from Q3 2011:
-37.55 percent

Source: RealtyTrac

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