Sign On San Diego - "Foreclosures in county rose 660% in '06" (1-17-07)

"There were 1,612 foreclosures last year, compared with 212 in 2005, a jump of 660 percent. Notices of default, the first stage in the foreclosure process, totaled 8,816 during the year, compared with 3,933 in 2005, an increase of 124 percent, said DataQuick analyst John Karevoll."