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The newest foreclosure numbers released this morning put Tacoma at No. 43 among the top 100 metro areas in the country for foreclosure filings, according to RealtyTrac. For the second quarter of 2008, Tacoma’s filings increased 112.8 percent over the same time period last year. That compares to – and is less than – a national increase in such filings of 121.4 percent, RealtyTrac reported. Foreclosure filings include auction and default notices and bank repossessions.
Here’s a look at some of the areas on the top 100 list for the second quarter of 2008, their ranking, how many foreclosure filings each had for how many households and the year-over-year change.
| Metro area | 1/# households | Year-over-year change |
| 1.Stockton, Calif. | 25 | +170.6% | 10.Miami | 62 | +112.9% |
| 43.Tacoma | 179 | +112.8% |
| 67.Portland/Vancouver/Beaverton | 295 | +132.1% |
| 83.Seattle/Bellevue/Everett | 411 | +69.1% |
| 100.Honolulu | 1,331 | +63.4% |
| U.S. | 171 | +121.4% |
