'Zombie foreclosures' growing in Charlotte County

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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. Zombie foreclosures, homes that are in the foreclosure process but have not yet been repossessed by the bank, are invading Charlotte County.

WINK News reporter Kristi Gross explains what that means for the surrounding neighborhood.

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