LISTEN: Most Foreclosed Properties in 2012

LISTEN: Most Foreclosed Properties in 2012

The worst of the housing crisis may be behind it, but Rhode Island is still plagued with foreclosures that make the state the highest-ranking in the region, according to a new report issued by a local housing advocacy organization.

The number of foreclosures declined overall by 22.8 percent between 2011 and 2012, but Rhode Island nonetheless has the highest foreclosure rate in New England and is tied with Maryland for seventh place in the nation, according to HousingWorks RI.

 

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