Foreclosure sales were down in both Larimer and Weld counties in July, according to the most recent data from the Colorado Division of Housing.

In Larimer County, foreclosure sales decreased year-over-year by 45.8 percent, from 59 in July 2011 to 32 in July. Weld County foreclosure sales decreased by 44.8 percent during the same period, from 96 to 53.

Foreclosure filings show that the number of foreclosure sales should continue to decreased year-over-year. In Larimer County, the number of filings decreased by 22.6 percent to 72 in July and in Weld, filings decreased by 20.5 percent to 124.

Statewide, the number of foreclosure sales slid 23.7 percent from 1,134 in July 2011 to 865. Filings, though, increased in Colorado, by 14 percent to 1,976 in July.

Boulder County showed the biggest decrease in percentage of foreclosure sales in Colorado in July, declining by 63 percent from 46 to 17. Broomfield County had the lowest number of foreclosure sales, with seven in July.