The number of homes that are scheduled for foreclosure dropped in October, which marks the third straight month where foreclosure filings have decreased nationally.

Currently Washington state ranks 29th in number of foreclosures that are scheduled for auction. Foreclosure filings in King County are down over 6% from September, and foreclosures in the pipeline are down 22% year over year for Washington state as a whole.

According to this Seattle Times article, Nevada still "clocked in the nation's highest foreclosure rate for the 34th month in a row, followed by California, Florida, Arizona and Idaho. Rounding out the top 10 were Illinois, Michigan, Georgia, Maryland and Utah."