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Foreclosure activity took a significant upward turn in the historically foreclosure-slow state of Colorado in August, according to RealtyTrac's monthly U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for August 2014 released September 11.

For the 11th consecutive month, Florida owned the highest foreclosure rate in the nation, according to RealtyTrac's monthly U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for August 2014 released Thursday.

The number of foreclosure filings in the nation has increased month-over-month but declined year-over-year, according to RealtyTrac's monthly U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for August 2014 released today.

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and others have made a big push in recent months to pass legislation to prevent so-called "zombie foreclosures," which have become a significant problem in the state.

Recent data released by RealtyTrac for the second quarter of 2014 indicated that Pittsburgh is the best market in the nation for home flipping, while the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont market was the worst.

The nationwide annual rate of the sale of residential properties, which include single family homes, condominiums, and town homes, declined by 3 percent month-over-month and 12 percent year-over-year in July, according to RealtyTrac's July 2014 U.S Residential & Foreclosure Sales Report released on August 29

Nationwide sales of flipped homes dropped both quarter-over-quarter and year-over year in the second quarter of 2014, according to the Q2 2014 U.S. Home Flipping Report released by RealtyTrac on August 22.

Ohio ranks fifth in the nation in foreclosure activity in July even after a 24 percent decrease from a year ago, according to recently released data from RealtyTrac.

The second quarter of 2014 saw fewer all-cash home sales than the first quarter as institutional investors backed off from the market. In a quarterly report released Tuesday, RealtyTrac reported all-cash transactions made up 37.9 percent of all single-family home and condo sales in April, May, and June, down from the first quarter's three-year high of 42.0 percent but up from 35.7 percent in the year-ago quarter.

Foreclosure activity on U.S. housing units showed a 2 percent increase in July from the previous month but was still down 16 percent from the same month last year, according to RealtyTrac's July 2014 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report released on August 14.