RealtyTrac finds foreclosures drop two percent in February

RealtyTrac, an online marketplace for foreclosure properties, has released its February 2010 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows foreclosure filings—default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions—were reported on 308,524 U.S. properties during the month, a decrease of two percent from the previous month but still six percent above the level reported in February 2009. The report also shows one in every 418 U.S. housing units received a foreclosure filing in February.