In its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for August 2014, RealtyTrac Inc. reported that New York State had 3,707 total foreclosures, a 17.53-percent decrease from July and a 12.51-percent drop from August 2013. New York State ranks 31 out of all 50 states for monthly total foreclosure filings. One in every 2,186 housing units in New York State received a foreclosure filing in August. 

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