Thursday, February 11, 2010

Foreclosure filings on homes in the first quarter of 2010 jumped 22 percent when compared with the same period last year, a new report from Foreclosure Listing Service Inc. said Thursday.

The Addison-based foreclosure data surveyor said 16,137 foreclosure postings were filed during the first quarter of 2010, up from 13,259 last year.

Foreclosures filings on residential real estate also jumped in every major North Texas county when comparing the first quarter to last year's comparable quarter.

Dallas, Collin, Denton and Tarrant counties posted increases in foreclosure postings on residential real estate comparing the first quarters of 2009 and 2010.

However, foreclosure filings dropped in Dallas, Tarrant and Collin counties when comparing the first quarter of 2010 to the last quarter of 2009, the report said.