County foreclosures jumped by almost half for filing deadline

A total of 573 homes in Collin County will be on the August auction block, a figure that rose 43 percent from the 404 homes that were placed on the August 2007 auction block by the July 17, according to statistics released by the Foreclosure Listing Service of Dallas.Foreclosures so far this year have also risen, but by a much smaller amount. So far this year, Collin County has had 4,149 foreclosed homes while last year saw 3,362 foreclosures during the same annual period, according to statistics.Full story..........