by Daniel Indiviglio "Foreclosure data tracker RealtyTrac released its final 2009 foreclosure statistics today. The results, as you can probably imagine, are ugly. The U.S. had 2,824,674 foreclosed properties. That's a 21% increase from 2008 and a 120% increase from 2007. Yet, the results vary widely on a state-by-state basis. You may be able to guess a few of the worst-hit states, but the depth of their pain is rather astonishing." . . . http://business.theatlantic.com/2010/01/which_states_had_the_most_foreclosure_in_2009.php http://browse.realtytrac.com/foreclosures/report/