NORTH TEXAS HOME FORECLOSURES DROP

DALLAS (Dallas Morning News) – Home foreclosure filings in North Texas are down 14 percent from last October, according to data from Addison-based Foreclosure Listing Service.

The biggest declines are in Tarrant and Collin counties, where October postings are down 19 percent from a year ago. Meanwhile, foreclosure filings are down 10 percent in Dallas County and 8 percent in Denton County.

Just over 3,600 homes are posted for foreclosure sale this month. So far this year, lenders have made 41,916 foreclosure filings in the area. That’s 10 percent less than the first 10 months of last year.