TOP 10 States for FORECLOSURE!

Foreclosure filings, defined as a default notice, bank repossession or auction sale notice, were down 0.47 percent in August over the previous month but showed an 18-percent increase from August 2008, according to RealtyTrac‘s U.S. Foreclosure Market Report. In August 2009, one in every 357 homes in the U.S. had received a foreclosure filing.

Here’s a look at the states with the ten highest foreclosure rates in August 2009.

1. Nevada: One in every 62 households are in Foreclosure

2. Florida: One in every 140 households are in Foreclosure

3. California: One in every 144 households are in Foreclosure

4. Arizona: One in every 150 households are in Foreclosure

5. Michigan: One in every 234 households are in Foreclosure

6. Idaho: One in every 241 households are in Foreclosure

7. Utah: One in every 282 households are in Foreclosure

8. Colorado: One in every 329 households are in Foreclosure

9. Georgia: One in every 332 households are in Foreclosure

10. Illinois: One in every 401 households are in Foreclosure