The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. October 15, 2009 Home Foreclosures Rise 5% ------------------------- In housing news, new figures show the number of homes facing foreclosure has risen over five percent in recent months. According to Realty Trac, 938,000 homes were at risk of foreclosure for the three-month period ending last month, up from 890,000 in the prior three months. Foreclosure-related filings are on pace to reach around 3.5 million this year, up from 2.3 million in 2008.