Foreclosure filings increase across South Florida

Foreclosure filings jumped month-over-month across South Florida in August, according to RealtyTrac.

The tri-county area saw 6,854 foreclosure filings in August, up 17.1 percent from July, the South Florida Business Journal reported.

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The largest increase was in Broward County, where foreclosures accounted for 54 percent of mortgages, or 2,343 total filings.

Miami-Dade County had a 16 percent increase to 2,838, but foreclosure filings declined 11.3 percent in Palm Beach County to 1,673. [South Florida Business Journal]Christopher Cameron