| Foreclosures in Gila County declined sharply this year, but still account for 27 percent of property sales. Forced sales peaked in 2010 at 459, then dropped to 395 out of 1,120 property sales in 2011. That’s encouraging, except the share of foreclosures pursued to the bitter end — a forced sale — has actually increased. In 2010, 64 percent of foreclosures filed ended in the forced sale of the ... |
