According to the national tracking firm RealtyTrac, the total number of homeowner foreclosures rose nationally by 75 percent in 2007. At 280,000 foreclosure filings, Florida ranked second among all states, eclipsed only by California’s 480,000 filings.

The Sunshine State is home of five of the top 25 metro areas affected by home foreclosures. Leading the way in Florida was Ft. Lauderdale, ranked eigth, with one in every 73 homes receiving some sort of foreclosure filing. Orlando ranked 13th, Miami 14th, and Sarasota-Bradenton 15th. The Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater area came in at 21st.

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