Connecticut foreclosures increased 35 percent year over year in October, the sixth-highest increase in the country and the highest in New England, according to RealtyTrac.
Across the country, foreclosure activity – which includes default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — was down 28 percent from last October.
One in every 978 housing units had a foreclosure filing during the month. In Connecticut, the ratio was one in every 752 units.
