Foreclosures in Orlando —- and the rest of Florida — have dropped dramatically since the state started expediting them under a new law that took effect July 1.Compared with a year ago, the number of new foreclosure filings has been cut at least in half, new reports show. According to one of those reports, by RealtyTrac Inc., the number of houses in four-county Metro Orlando that got their first foreclosure notice in August dropped to 678 — a decrease of 63 percent from a year earlier.A new statewide report from the Florida Supreme Court system shows the number of foreclosure cases filed in July fell 75 percent compared with July 2012.