There were 36,128 properties with foreclosure filings in July across the United States, up 11 percent from June and 13 percent from a year ago, real estate analytics company ATTOM said in an Aug. 15 statement.
One in 3,939 housing units nationwide faced a foreclosure filing last month, the company said. Nevada had the highest rate, with one in every 2,326 housing units filing for foreclosure. This was followed by Florida, Maryland, South Carolina, and Illinois.
Among major metropolitan areas with populations higher than a million, Houston had the highest rate, with one in every 1,882 housing units filing for foreclosure, ATTOM said. Jacksonville, Florida, came second, followed by Las Vegas, Nevada; Riverside, California; and Cleveland, Ohio….