The number of foreclosure filings in the Roaring Fork Valley portions of Garfield and Eagle counties is up significantly from last year, reflecting the ongoing tough times that residents of working-class neighborhoods are facing.
There have been 71 foreclosure filings through September in the Basalt and El Jebel area of Eagle County compared to 58 at the same point in 2010, according to research of public trustees records by Garret Brandt, a midvalley land-use attorney and real estate agent. That’s an increase of 22 percent.
In the Roaring Fork Valley portion of Garfield County, including Glenwood Springs and Carbondale, foreclosures soared to 175 through the third quarter compared 145 at the same point last year, Brandt’s research showed. That’s an increase of 20 percent.
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