That’s a 21 percent increase from one year ago and a 120 percent increase from 2007.
Four states accounted for more than 50 percent of the nation’s 2009 total, with over 1.4 million properties receiving a foreclosure filing in California, Florida, Arizona and Illinois combined.
Of the four states, California topped the list at 632,573 properties receiving a foreclosure filing.
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