Nevada leads the nation in the highest rate of houses in foreclosure

Realtytrac.com today issued a report that included data on the percentage of housing units in foreclosure. Overall, the United States has 1.84% of home mortgages in foreclosure---That is up 81% from 2007.

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The Top-10 worst states for foreclosure rates are:

1. Nevada--7.3%
2. Florida--4.5%
3. Arizona--4.5%
4. California--4.0%
5. Colorado--2.4%
6. Michigan--2.4%
7. Ohio--2.3%
8. Georgia--2.2%
9. Illinois--1.9%
10. New Jersey--1.8%