Travis home foreclosures reach record-high

Foreclosure postings in the four-county region rose 15 percent in the first half of 2008, further evidence that Austin has not been immune to housing woes.

There were 740 foreclosure postings across the area set for the June 3 auction, up 9 percent from a year earlier, according to the most recent report from the Addison-based Foreclosure Listing Service Inc.

In the first half of this year there were 4,280 postings across Travis, Williamson, Hays and Bastrop counties. That's up from 3,711 in the first half of 2007. In Travis County alone, postings reached 2,146, a new record high for the county.

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"For the first half of 2008, foreclosure posting activity has climbed in eight of the nine Central Texas counties," says George Roddy, CEO of FLS. "In four of those counties, the gain in year-to-date foreclosure postings has exceeded 20 percent."

Year-to-date changes across the four-county region: •Travis: Up 16 percent to 2,146 postings •Williamson: Up 21 percent to 1,350 postings •Hays: Up 9 percent to 496 postings •Bastrop: Down 2 percent to 288 postings