Foreclosures spike in Upstate NY: Metros among those with biggest jumps in U.S. in 2023

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Metro areas in Upstate New York had some of the nation’s highest rates of increase in foreclosure filings during 2023, according to new numbers from ATTOM Data, a national property data provider.

Utica-Rome and Buffalo were both in the top 10 in the U.S. for the highest percentage increase in filings last year when compared with 2022. Filings in Utica rose more than 75%, No. 5 nationwide, while filings in Buffalo increased over 62%, No. 9 nationwide.

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