Last year, 49,011 households in Virginia were in danger of losing their homes, up 201 percent from a year earlier, according to a report released today by RealtyTrac. In all, 1.5 percent of all households in the state received at least one foreclosure filing, less than the national rate of 1.8 percent, the online researcher of foreclosures reported.

Foreclosures in Virginia continue to rise from a year ago, but the rate here is better than it is nationally. One in every 567 Virginia households, or a total of 5,694, received a foreclosure filing in November, according to a RealtyTrac report released today. By comparison, one in every 488 U.S. households receiving a filing. Filings include notices of default, trustee sales and foreclosure sales, according to the online database.