After a brief respite, the foreclosure storm is again raining down on Volusia and Flagler counties.
December saw an enormous increase in foreclosure activity compared with the previous month, and both counties rank in the top five in foreclosure rates in Florida. Monthly activity — default notices, auctions and repossessions — increased almost 240 percent in Flagler and more than 86 percent in Volusia. Flagler, for example, had 113 foreclosure auctions in December, and only 8 a month before.