Foreclosure activity in the region remains well below the levels from a year ago.
Data from RealtyTrac shows Charlotte County reporting 137 foreclosure filings last month. That sits 33 percent from last year, but 14 percent higher than April.
The Herald-Tribune puts one out of every 737 homes in the county in distress. That ranks 26th among Florida’s 67 counties.
The number of homes in Sarasota and Manatee counties going through the foreclosure process dropped 48 percent last month compared to the same time last year.
With one of every 1,183 homes in some stage of foreclosure, the area ranks 78th among the nation’s 216 largest metros.