Charlotte-area foreclosure activity climbed 6.1 percent in April from the same month a year ago, RealtyTrac said Thursday.

The Irvine, Calif.-based company said foreclosure filings – default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions – were reported on 1,285 Charlotte-area properties. That’s a decline of 3.67 percent, though, from March.

Nationwide, filings were reported on 188,780 properties in April, the lowest monthly total since July 2007.

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