Foreclosures in most New York metro areas, including Syracuse, fell in the third quarter when compared with the same period last year, according to new data.

Foreclosures declined in four of the seven New York metro areas that appeared in the latest nationwide foreclosure report from ATTOM Data , a national property data provider.

The rate of foreclosures fell about 1.6% in Syracuse, 4.7% in New York City, 15.1% in Rochester and 17.9% in Buffalo. The rate of filings was up in Binghamton, Utica and Albany.

Binghamton had the largest increase in the state at more than 54%, according to ATTOM. That was the 37th-highest jump in the nation out of 225 metro areas with data available.

You can see details of third-quarter foreclosure filings in New York metro areas in the table below. If you

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