Dakota County Foreclosures Dip in 2016

Recent data shows a decrease in Dakota County foreclosures.

Specifically, there were fewer than 250 foreclosures during the first five months of 2016, according to the Star Tribune, which identifies that number as a decrease from the same time period in 2015. The publication cites research from the Dakota County Development Agency.

"The same data also show a steady drop in sheriff sales in the county in recent years," the brief says. "Between January and June of this year, there were 585 fewer sheriff sales than during the same period in 2012, a decrease of more than 70 percent."

Areas with the most foreclosures in the county so far this year include Apple Valley and Burnsville.