Today the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) National Delinquency Survey showed that the percentage of loans in foreclosure nationwide has fallen for the seventh consecutive quarter to just 2.86 percent - the lowest level in six years.
Last week I reported that in Minnesota the foreclosure rate had fallen to the lowest level since 2005, accoridng to the Minnesota Homeownership Center. That's great news, but there are still parts of the state are still suffering mightily - especially some of the counties along the northern fringe of the 13-county metro. Here's a list of the top 5 counties - those with the highest percentage of foreclosures - over the past three years:
2013
Isanti
Mille Lacs
Chisago
Pine
Kanabec
2012
Isanti
Sherburne Mille Lacs
Chisago
Kanabec
2011
Isanti
Sherburne
Mille Lacs
Chisago
Anoka