HOUSTON (Houston Chronicle) – Texas ranked 29th in state foreclosure rates for 2009, with 1.06 percent of the state’s total housing units receiving at least one foreclosure filing, according to a report by RealtyTrac.
That calculation includes default notices, scheduled foreclosure auctions and bank repossessions.
Overall, 100,045 housing units received foreclosure filings in Texas last year, up 4 percent from 2008 and up 18 percent from 2007.
In comparison, Nevada posted the highest foreclosure rate in 2009, with over 10 percent of its housing units receiving foreclosure filings. Colorado was tenth in the nation, with 2.37 percent of its units receiving foreclosure filings.
