U.S. Forclosures up 47% in Past Year

realestate.msn.com — The number of foreclosure filings -- from default notices to repossessions -- continued to surge in March, increasing 47% from the same period a year earlier and 7% from February. The 149,150 filings represent a foreclosure rate of one in every 775 households, according to Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac. Apr 27, 2007 View in Crawl 4