Allen County foreclosures triple since 2005

By Jenni Glenn, The Journal Gazette

Allen County foreclosure filings have almost tripled since 2005, according to a real estate tracking company.

The county had 4,933 houses in some stage of foreclosure last year, RealtyTrac Inc. said Tuesday in its year-end report. The number climbed nearly 19 percent from 2006, when 4,160 houses were in foreclosure.