Arizona's foreclosure rate is still among the highest in the nation, according to the most recent report from data sales firm RealtyTrac.
The company's August report showed that foreclosure filings were up 7.36 percent from July and 62.6 percent from August last year. The rate of filings for the month was one for every 182 households in the state, the third-highest rate in the country.
The highest rate was in Nevada, which ad one filing for every 91 households. California was No. 2 with one for every 130 homes. In fourth place was Florida, with a rate of one filing for every 194 homes.
Nationwide, foreclosure filings in August increased 27 percent compared to the same month a year ago, a significantly slower pace than in previous months, the RealtyTrac report says..
Across the country, 303,800 homes received at least one foreclosure-related notice in August, up 12 percent from July, RealtyTrac Inc. said. That means one in every 416 U.S. households received a foreclosure filing last month.