Real Estate Trends
Refinance Activity Up Again During Fourth Quarter Despite Broader U.S. Downturn in Home Mortgages
Home Loans Shrink 3 Percent Quarterly as Interest Rates Climb and Sales Listings Remain Low; Purchase and Home-Equity Lending Dips While Refinance Deals Increase Again; Total Activity Still Down 60 Percent from 2021 Peak IRVINE, Calif. – Feb. 27, 2025 — ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, today released its... Read More »
Top 10 Metros with the Highest Zombie Foreclosure Rates in Q1 2025
According to ATTOM’s newly released Q1 2025 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report, approximately 1.4 million (1,372,396) residential properties in the United States are currently vacant. This accounts for 1.3% of all homes nationwide, or roughly one in every 76 properties. The vacancy rate remains unchanged from the fourth quarter of... Read More »
Zombie Foreclosures Remain a Small Fraction of U.S. Housing Inventory in First Quarter of 2025
Only One in 14,700 U.S. Homes Sit Vacant During Foreclosure, Near Five-Year Low; Zombie Foreclosures Virtually Unchanged Quarterly, Down 3 Percent Annually; Trends Hold as Overall Foreclosure Activity Remains Down IRVINE, CA – Feb. 20, 2025 — ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, today released its... Read More »
US Foreclosure Rates by State – January 2025
How Did Foreclosure Activity Change in January 2025? In January 2025, the U.S. housing market recorded 30,816 properties with foreclosure filings — an 8% increase from December 2024 but 7% lower than January 2024. Foreclosure starts rose 8% month-over-month. Completed foreclosures (REOs) increased in 30 states but remained on a broader annual... Read More »
Home Values in Opportunity Zones Continue to Ride Coattails of National Gains During Fourth Quarter
Prices in Opportunity Zones Targeted for Economic Redevelopment Again Track Broader Changes in U.S. Housing Market; Median Values Rise Quarterly in Half the Zones and Annually in Almost Two-Thirds; Some Measures in Opportunity Zones Again Show Even Better Improvements Than Elsewhere IRVINE, Calif. – Feb. 13, 2025 — ATTOM, a leading curator of... Read More »Monthly U.S. Foreclosure Activity Increases in January 2025
Completed Foreclosures (REOs) Increase Monthly in 30 States; Foreclosure Starts Up Monthly and Down Annually Nationwide IRVINE, Calif. — February 11, 2025 — ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, today released its January 2025 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 30,816 U.S.... Read More »