March vs. April Foreclosure Comparison

Below is the comparison of the foreclosure report produced this month versus the previous report produced in April.

Top 10 States for Foreclosures for April 2008 (By Total)

Rank	State	# of Foreclosures	% +/- Mar '08	% +/- Apr '07	% of Total
	United States	243,353	4.40	64.75	100.00
1.	California	64,683	-0.04	112.04	26.58
2.	Florida	35,264	16.56	146.29	14.49
3.	Ohio	11,680	3.61	2.18	4.80
4.	Arizona	11,620	26.32	181.42	4.77
5.	Texas	11,406	6.60	-0.16	4.69
6.	Michigan	10,269	8.16	49.35	4.22
7.	Georgia	9,189	-16.82	28.50	3.78
8.	Illinois	8,383	-2.78	1.02	3.44
9.	Nevada	7,276	-5.00	94.70	2.99
10.	Maryland	6,052	41.57	479.14	2.49

Top 10 States for Foreclosures for March 2008 (By Percentage)

Rank	State	# of Foreclosures	%+/- Feb '08	%+/- Mar '07	% of Total
	United States	234,685	4.93	57.35	100.00
1.	Nevada	7,659	24.19	61.65	3.26
2.	California	64,711	20.66	105.86	27.57
3.	Florida	30,254	-6.76	111.52	12.89
4.	Arizona	9,199	-4.67	105.52	3.92
5.	Colorado	6,180	-8.27	-1.39	2.63
6.	Georgia	11,047	44.76	63.20	4.71
7.	Ohio	11,273	8.54	37.11	4.80
8.	Michigan	9,494	-13.35	10.27	4.05
9.	Massachusetts	5,573	42.68	59.37	2.37
10.	Maryland	4,275	6.45	343.01	1.82

NOTE: The two charts above report the foreclosures using different criteria.  The chart for April 2008 examines the states with the highest number of foreclosures nationally; whereas the chart for March 2008 examines the states with the highest percentage for foreclosures relative to the number of existing homes in the state.