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March 12, 2009

Foreclosures Rose 6% in February
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Newly released figures show the number of homes threatened by
foreclosures rose 30 percent in February over the same period last year.
According to Realty Trac, nearly 291,000 homes received at least one
foreclosure-related notice last month, up six percent from January.



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