There were 342,038 total foreclosure filings on properties nationwide in April, up 32 percent from the same month last year and up less than one percent compared to March, according to a new report from RealtyTrac.

Massachusetts recorded 5,255 total filings in April, ranking it 13th in the nation. The number of filings in the state were down 23.5 percent over April of 2008, but up a whopping 96.6 percent compared to March, the report found.

The 10 states with the most properties with foreclosure filings in April accounted for more than 75 percent of the national total. California documented the highest total (96,560), followed by Florida (64,588), Nevada (16,266) and Arizona (16,245).

National Foreclosure Filings Still Way Up, Mass. In Top 15

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