Region?s banks working fast to move foreclosed properties

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The foreclosure spike in Maryland and across the nation has lenders scrambling to remove homes from the worst possible location ? their portfolios.

The Baltimore area has fared well amid the mortgage turmoil in recent months, but foreclosures statewide are still up 491 percent in the third quarter from the year before, according to research firm RealtyTrac.

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