Florida is No. 1! (In Foreclosures That Is) And Tampa Bay Ranks No. 5 Nationally (The Foreclosure Hurricane Continues)

From Miami Herald:
The greater Miami area posted the highest foreclosure activity of any large city in the nation in the first quarter, with one in every 79 residences receiving some type of foreclosure filing, RealtyTrac said.
Miami’s foreclosure activity was more than three times the national average.
Florida continued to rank No. 1 among the 50 states in the first quarter, with more of its homes getting foreclosure filings than in any other state, according to the Irvine, Calif.-based real-estate data firm.