Stockton 2nd in California for January Foreclosure Filings

RealtyTrac’s list of metro markets with the highest foreclosure rates from December to January, was full of California cities holding 7 of the top 10 spots. The cities included Modesto (2), Stockton (3), Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario (4), Vallejo-Fairfield (6), Bakersfield (7), Merced (9) and Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville (10). The monthly increase in California was only 2% however the state holds the record for the highest number of foreclosures filed at 67,072. The Stockton January foreclosure rate was 1 out of every 114 homes received a foreclosure filing.