Tampa Bay Foreclosures Drop 17% From Last Year

Tampa Bay home owners continue to struggle with their house payments if September's foreclosure filing count is any indication. RealtyTrac reports a rise of 15 percent in foreclosure cases last month, from 5,810 in August to 6,709 in September. Florida reported 55,036 foreclosure filings in September a drop of 12 percent from August's 62,401. If you compare September 2009 to September 2008, Tampa Bay filed fewer foreclosure lawsuit this year than last year. In fact, foreclosure filings were down 17 percent year over year.

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