RealtyTrac: N.C. foreclosure filings up 66.5% in 2007

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Foreclosure filings increased by 66.5 percent in North Carolina in 2007, according to California data-tracking company RealtyTrac. The figures provided by RealtyTrac are significantly different than those provided by the state. The North Carolina banking commissioner's office says there were 49,754 foreclosures in 2007, up just 9.4 percent. RealtyTrac, however, counts ...