Here’s how filings of notices of default — the first step in the foreclosure process — compare from Q4 of 2009 with the previous quarter and the previous year, according to an analysis by DataQuick. It’s a mixed bag: Countywide, default notices are down 24% from the previous quarter, but up 29% year over year. ZIP codes are ranked in descending order below by the annual comparison. . Community Zip code Q4 2008 Q3 2009 Q4 2009 Qtr-Qtr change YOY change Villa Park 92861 2 18 13 -28% 550% Seal Beach 90740 4 16 19 19% 375% Newport Beach 92661 1 4 4 0% 300% Brea 92823 2 11 7 -36% 250% Corona del Mar 92625 5 18 16 -11% 220% Irvine 92606 12 32 32 0% 167% Huntington Beach 92648 34 91 86 -6% 153% Newport Beach 92660 25 62 62 0% 148% Irvine 92618 10 22 24 9% 140% Newport Coast 92657 12 46 28 -39% 133% Newport Beach 92663 22 43 46 7% 109% Tustin 92782 22 91 46 -50% 109% Ladera Ranch 92694 71 167 147 -12% 107% Trabuco/Coto 92679 61 148 126 -15% 107% Huntington Beach 92646 47 93 95 2% 102% Irvine 92604 24 56 47 -16% 96% Anaheim 92808 35 80 68 -15% 94% Costa Mesa 92627 37 91 71 -22% 92% Irvine 92612 28 49 53 8% 89% Los Alamitos 90720 9 22 17 -23% 89% Midway City 92655 9 17 17 0% 89% San Clemente 92673 45 108 83 -23% 84% Placentia 92870 48 110 86 -22% 79% Brea 92821 38 63 65 3% 71% Irvine 92603 20 56 33 -41% 65% Dana Point 92629 37 79 61 -23% 65% Laguna Woods 92637 11 20 18 -10% 64% Garden Grove 92844 25 57 40 -30% 60% Irvine 92602 19 43 30 -30% 58% Anaheim 92807 63 96 97 1% 54% Yorba Linda 92886 68 109 103 -6% 52% Yorba Linda 92887 33 54 50 -7% 52% Orange 92867 51 86 77 -11% 51% Aliso Viejo 92656 114 198 172 -13% 51% Orange 92865 30 41 45 10% 50% Fullerton 92831 35 57 52 -9% 49% Huntington Beach 92647 31 84 46 -45% 48% Santa Ana 92705 48 94 71 -25% 48% Mission Viejo 92691 99 157 146 -7% 48% Dana Point 92624 11 25 16 -36% 46% San Clemente 92672 44 84 64 -24% 46% Fullerton 92835 28 56 40 -29% 43% Irvine 92620 40 86 57 -34% 43% Orange 92869 64 100 91 -9% 42% Laguna Beach 92651 32 56 45 -20% 41% Huntington Beach 92649 26 47 36 -23% 39% Garden Grove 92845 22 34 30 -12% 36% Lake Forest 92630 121 191 165 -14% 36% Buena Park 90620 78 112 105 -6% 35% Foothill Ranch 92610 35 59 47 -20% 34% Rancho Santa Margarita 92688 117 228 157 -31% 34% Silverado 92676 6 10 8 -20% 33% Laguna Niguel 92677 124 239 165 -31% 33% Irvine 92614 25 47 33 -30% 32% Costa Mesa 92626 51 94 66 -30% 29% Westminster 92683 84 178 108 -39% 29% Laguna Hills 92653 58 114 74 -35% 28% Garden Grove 92841 49 88 62 -30% 27% Stanton 90680 46 64 57 -11% 24% Cypress 90630 48 75 59 -21% 23% Mission Viejo 92692 83 137 101 -26% 22% Fullerton 92833 95 150 111 -26% 17% Buena Park 90621 49 69 55 -20% 12% Santa Ana 92706 59 100 66 -34% 12% Fountain Valley 92708 60 103 66 -36% 10% Tustin 92780 85 140 92 -34% 8% Fullerton 92832 40 44 42 -5% 5% San Juan Capistrano 92675 82 164 83 -49% 1% Newport Beach 92662 0 2 2 0% 0% Garden Grove 92840 95 135 95 -30% 0% La Palma 90623 17 23 17 -26% 0% Anaheim 92806 57 75 55 -27% -4% Orange 92866 16 17 15 -12% -6% La Habra 90631 141 186 132 -29% -6% Garden Grove 92843 80 108 74 -32% -8% Orange 92868 32 47 29 -38% -9% Anaheim 92802 53 64 47 -27% -11% Anaheim 92804 150 212 133 -37% -11% Santa Ana 92701 105 106 92 -13% -12% Santa Ana 92703 106 142 92 -35% -13% Santa Ana 92704 180 216 142 -34% -21% Anaheim 92805 117 135 92 -32% -21% Anaheim 92801 112 119 87 -27% -22% Santa Ana 92707 143 182 110 -40% -23% . Latest on foreclosures: What ZIP has biggest hike in mortgage defaults? is a post from: Mortgage Insider

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