The U.S. real estate market continues to feel the effects of an ever-increasing number of home foreclosures. An increasingly popular website called RealtyTrac provides state-by-state foreclosure data.

Here are 10 fun things about RealtyTrac.com:

1. You can search for foreclosures by state, county, city or ZIP code.

2. You can get in touch with a real estate agent easily.

3. You can find mortgage loan rates. 

4. You can do some research. 

5. You can find out how much your curent home is worth.

6. You can get free property alerts sent to you. 

7. You can join for free (on a trial basis) and get more benefits. 

8. There are lots of nifty links to freebies like a free credit score. 

9. RSS feeds! 

10. Nice FAQ page. 

I just wish they had a corporate blog.