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Sept. 2012: Top 10 foreclosure states chart
Foreclosure filings were down 7 percent nationally from August to September. According to RealtyTrac, a California-based firm that tracks foreclosures, these states had the highest rates of foreclosure in Spetember. Nationally, 1 in every 730 housing units received a foreclosure filing last month.
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Top 10 foreclosures by state (as of September 2012)
- National foreclosure filing average: 1:730 housing units
- National average foreclosure sales price: $194,681
| States1 | Average price2 | Ratio of foreclosures3 | Rates4 | Income tax5 |
|---|
 | $120,840 | 1:318 | 3.49% | None |
 | $266,530 | 1:361 | 3.46% | 1.25% to 10.3% |
 | $122,937 | 1:376 | 3.44% | 5% |
 | $155,877 | 1:398 | 3.42% | 2.59% to 4.54% |
 | $137,616 | 1:496 | 3.36% | None |
 | $106,553 | 1:532 | 3.42% | 1% to 6% |
 | $80,820 | 1:546 | 3.39% | 0.578% to 5.925% |
 | $180,538 | 1:572 | 3.39% | 4.63% |
 | $70,359 | 1:585 | 3.49% | 4.35% |
 | $134,271 | 1:603 | 3.35% | Up to 7% |
- 1States: According to RealtyTrac, these states had the highest rates of foreclosure in September.
- 2Average price: The average price of all properties sold during the month that were in some state of foreclosure.
- 3Ratio of foreclosures: Ratio is based on the total number of properties entered into RealtyTrac's database during the month, broken out by type of filing.
- 4Rates: Average interest rate charged in the state for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage based on Bankrate.com's Oct. 10, 2012, overnight averages.
- 5Income tax: The range of taxes levied by states on personal income. The tax is based on earned and unearned income.
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