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Kootenai County Foreclosure Soar

Posted by DFO

May 13, 2009 3:53 p.m. • 0 comments

Item: Foreclosures drop in Spokane, soar in Kootenai County/Bert Caldwell, SR

More Info: The April home foreclosure rate in Kootenai County jumped 52 percent from March, and almost five-fold from last April, according to statistics released Wednesday by RealtyTrac Inc., an online marketplace for foreclosed properties. In Spokane, meanwhile, foreclosures dropped significantly month-over-month and year-over-year. One out of every 207 properties in Kootenai County, a total 283 properties, was the subject of either a default notice or notice of trustee sale. In March, a total 189 received notices, and in April 2008 just 61.

Question: Do you know anyone who has lost — or is in danger of losing — his home to foreclosure?

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