We know that Nevada leads the nation in foreclosures but seldom with little supporting data.
This heat map from RealtyTrac shows the foreclosure data for Nevada county by county. One out of 177 housing units received a foreclosure filing in December, 2011. Washoe County had one for every 318 housing units. Surprisingly, Lyon County even topped Clark county with 1 for every 144 units. All this compares with 1 for every 634 units nationwide. Check it out.
According to RealtyTrac, Nevada led the U.S. in foreclosures for 52 months in a row. Foreclosures jumped by 23% to an all time high.
One out of 97 homes received a foreclosure notice in the month of April.
The Las Vegas area was number one or the nation’s cities with one out of 82 homes.
And even though the foreclosures were up, the number of filings has decreased significantly.
Reno-Sparks was ranked No. 9 in the nation with one filing for every 183 households.
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