DENVER (AP) – The number of foreclosure filings and auction sales in Colorado’s 12 largest counties has dropped over the past four months.

According to state housing data released Wednesday, the Colorado Division of Housing found that foreclosure filings were down 1 percent for the first four months compared with last year’s figures. That’s down from about 8,500 to nearly 8,400.

Over the same period, foreclosure auction sales were down 29 percent, from nearly 6,200 to nearly 4,400.

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