Real estate data firm RealtyTrac said on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 that home foreclosure filings rose 57 percent in the 12 month-period ending in March, 2008 and that bank repossessions rose to 129 percent from a year ago, as homeowners struggle to make mortgage payments.

For the month of March, foreclosure filings, default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions rose 5 percent, led by Nevada, California and Florida, RealtyTrac said.