Massachusetts Ranks 9th in Foreclosure Filings, NH 34th

According to RealtyTrac, Inc., Massachusetts ranks 9th in the country in foreclosures filings.

Massachusetts saw a month-to-month increase of 48.64 percent in July 2007.

New Hampshire ranks 34th and actually saw a decline in foreclosures in July 2007 compared to June 2007. On a month-to-month basis, foreclosure filings in the Granite State dropped nearly 54 percent.

One in every 580 Massachusetts household faced foreclosure. One in every 2,946 households in New Hampshire faced foreclosure. </p>

RealtyTrac, Inc. ranks as the third largest real estate site by MediaMetrix, and, for what it's worth, RealtyTrac Inc. calls itself the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties.