The latest RealtyTrac foreclosure figures are out and they are surprising: Nassau's rate is down while Suffolk's is up.
Nassau had 350 filings in November, down 34 percent from a year earlier. There was one filing per 1,309 households. Suffolk, meanwhile, had 500 filings last month, up 54 percent from November 2006. There was one filing per 1,078 households.
Experts have questioned RealtyTrac figures and the company has acknowledged that it's had trouble gathering statistics at times.
Long Island is faring worse than the rest of the state, but much better than the rest of the nation. New York State had 5,794 filings in November, up 19 percent. There was one filing for every 1,355 households.
But nationwide, there were 201,950 filings, up 68 percent. There was one filing for every 617 households. Nevada, Florida and Ohio had the most filings. New York ranked 27th.