Austin metro area foreclosure postings, which have been posted for the upcoming July foreclosure auctions, have reached a new high, according to Addison-based Foreclosure Listing Service Inc.

The postings for Travis, Williamson, Hays and Bastrop counties rose by 47 percent compared with the same month last year, and set new monthly record highs, said George Roddy Sr., president and CEO of FLS.

In Travis County the total number of foreclosure postings reached 782, or a 117 percent increase compared with the 360 postings in the same month last year.

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