
Foreclosure Trends


U.S. Foreclosure Activity Increases 9 Percent in August 2018 From Previous Month, Still Down 7 Percent From Year Ago
Bank Repossessions Up 14 Percent From Previous Month, Down 1 Percent From Year Ago Foreclosure Starts Up 9 Percent From Previous Month, Down 6 Percent From Year Ago There were 70,166 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings in August 2018, up 9 percent from July but still down 7 percent from a year ago, according to the latest ATTOM Data... Read More »U.S. Foreclosure Activity Drops to 12-Year Low in 2017
But New York Foreclosure Auctions, New Jersey REOs Both at 11-Year High; Biggest Backlogs of Legacy Foreclosures in New York, New Jersey, Florida IRVINE, Calif. – Jan. 18, 2018 – ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s largest multi-sourced property database, today released its Year-End 2017 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows... Read More »
Vacant Property Rate Increases From a Year Ago in 54 Percent of U.S. Local Housing Markets in Q3 2017
Vacant “Zombie” Pre-Foreclosures Down 22 Percent From Year Ago to New Low; Flint, Youngstown, Beaumont, Detroit, Mobile Top List of Most Vacant Metro Areas; Three Out of Four Vacant Residential Properties Nationwide Are Investment Homes IRVINE, Calif. – Oct. 26, 2017 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s largest multi-sourced property... Read More »
U.S. Foreclosure Activity Drops to More Than 11-Year Low in Q3 2017
Foreclosure Activity Below Pre-Recession Levels in 57 Percent of Metro Areas; Foreclosure Starts Up in 24 Percent of Markets Including Dallas, Denver, Cincinnati; 2014 FHA Loans Post Highest Foreclosure Rate for Any FHA Loan Vintage Since 2009 IRVINE, Calif. – Oct. 12, 2017 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s largest multi-sourced... Read More »
Houston Foreclosures Up Ahead of Harvey, Bucking National Trend
Even before Hurricane Harvey hit southeast Texas in late August 2017, signs of distress had been showing up in the Houston housing market, according to the ATTOM Data Solutions August Foreclosure Market Report. Houston foreclosure starts (scheduled foreclosure auctions) increased 67 percent in August compared to a year ago, and year-to-date... Read More »