As expected, foreclosures in the United States are up so far in 2009. According to a report by RealtyTrac, the first half of 2009 saw a 15% rise of United States households that are on the brink of losing their house to foreclosure.
The jump in foreclosures and near-foreclosures is tied to the economy and the rising unemployment rate. The unemployment rate is especially damaging since it’s difficult to get another job in a timely manner due to companies cutting jobs across the board. As a result, many families have lost their homes prior to being able to find another job.
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RealtyTrac, an online provider of foreclosure information, reported that foreclosure activity rose once again in August. This time, activity rose by 12 percent.

According to RealtyTrac, a national provider of foreclosed properties, one in every 171 households received a foreclosure notice in the second quarter of this year. That’s an increase of 121 percent compared to the same quarter one year earlier.

How common are housing foreclosures becoming? According to RealtyTrac, an online publisher of foreclosure data, one in every 194 U.S. households received a foreclosure filing during the first quarter of the year.

The number of foreclosures is rising across the country. But few regions have seen as much foreclosure activity as has Detroit.

Is it real or a mirage? That’s what mortgage and real estate pros are asking themselves following the news that the number of foreclosures actually dropped in November.

Foreclosures continue to rise across the country. That’s the latest bit of bad news released by Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac, an online source of foreclosure listings. The company has been making headlines regularly ever since the subprime mortgage crisis has helped boost the number of residential foreclosures. its most recent press release was guaranteed to do the same.