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Bank repossessed property for sale and regular homes posted positive sales figures in some areas of New York. Data for February showed sales up in some markets.

Repossessed houses and foreclosures are set to rise further in the coming two years. According to analysts, the country's shadow inventory increased last year.

Filings for foreclosure home listings declined in 2010 in Staten Island compared with 2009. But the drop does not mean that the housing crisis is over.