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March Foreclosures Up 57% Over Last Year; Worst Coming  

Posted Apr 15, 08 6:55 AM CDT in Business,  US    Most Covered

(newser) – Bank repossessions skyrocketed 129% over the 12-month period ending in March, and foreclosure filings rose 57% over the previous year, RealtyTrac announced today. March foreclosure notices rose 5%, after a 4% decline in February. All this “is ongoing fallout from people overextending themselves and using highly toxic loan products,” said a RealtyTrac VP. And it hasn't peaked yet.

“We're going to see quite possibly a record amount of foreclosure activity in the third or fourth quarter,” he said, after interest rates spike on adjustable mortgages in May and June.

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March Foreclosures Up 57% Over Last Year; Worst Coming
Home for sale signs line a street of a new subdivision in Cascade Locks, Ore., Wednesday, April 9, 2008. The Bush administration announced new steps Wednesday to help more homeowners head off foreclosure....   (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
March Foreclosures Up 57% Over Last Year; Worst Coming
A foreclosure sign is seen on the lawn of a home in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., in this March 15, 2008 file photo.   (AP Photo/Mel Evans, file)
March Foreclosures Up 57% Over Last Year; Worst Coming
Prospective buyer Marcia Coleman takes a last look at the home she just viewed during the Foreclosure Bus Tour in Orlando, Fla., Saturday March 15, 2008. The tour is a six-hour expedition to show Orlando-area...   (AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove)
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