During the first two years of the pandemic, many distressed homeowners were able to remain in their homes due to state and federal aid programs — but most of these programs have now ceased, and ...

ATTOM attributes the decline in foreclosure rates and the low number of zombie foreclosures to high homeowner equity. Nearly 1.4 million (1,357,423) residential properties in the United States are ...

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In the first half of 2023, over 100,000 homes across the United States entered some stage of foreclosure, marking a significant 10% increase from the same period in 2022. This surge reflects the ...

U.S. foreclosure activity in 2023 increased from the previous year but was still below prepandemic levels, according to a report from real estate data provider ATTOM. Foreclosure filings — default ...

The number of empty U.S. homes stayed relatively flat in the third quarter of 2025, even as abandoned foreclosure properties -- so-called "zombies" -- ticked higher, underscoring resilience in housing ...