Tagged: Foreclosure Activity

Bank repossessions jump 45% year-over-year while industry voices warn the wave is just getting started

Foreclosure activity rose in 2025 as the housing market continued to normalize, though levels remain far below pre-pandemic and crisis-era highs

ATTOM’s fourth-quarter 2025 analysis found that 1.32% of U.S. residential properties were vacant, down slightly from 1.33% in Q3, with the share of zombie foreclosures also sliding, dropping seven basis points in Q4

From FHA delinquencies to high refi potential — but low retention rates — ICE analysts outline housing market’s complexities

Delaware, Illinois, Nevada lead states with highest foreclosure rates in February

Even so, foreclosure activity remains relatively high in Florida, Nevada, and Connecticut, ATTOM reports.

ATTOM's Q3 2024 saw foreclosure starts down 10% from last year

The FHFA has helped 6,299,035 homeowners avoid foreclosure since 2008.

ATTOM attributes the decline in foreclosure rates and the low number of zombie foreclosures to high homeowner equity.

July 2024 saw 31,929 properties with foreclosure filings, with the greatest numbers of foreclosure starts in California, Florida, and Texas