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MORTGAGE DELINQUENCIES AND FORECLOSURES ARE RISING, A WORRISOME SIGN

June 11, 2026 by mthomas

Foreclosure inventory just hit a six-year high, and experts say the borrowers who stretched to buy homes in 2022 and beyond are falling behind the fastest. From her office in Painesville, Ohio, just north of Cleveland, Patricia Kidd has a front-row seat for the ups and downs of the housing market. The area was often considered the ground zero of the 2010s foreclosure crisis, but since then, Continue Reading

FORECLOSURE AND EMPLOYMENT TRENDS SIGNAL HOUSING RISK

June 7, 2026 by mthomas

County-level data reveals where market conditions may be most vulnerable to future price declines Housing market risk remained concentrated in parts of Florida and California during the first quarter of 2026, according to ATTOM's latest Housing Risk Report, which found that unemployment and foreclosure activity were the strongest indicators of vulnerability among U.S. housing markets. The Continue Reading

FORECLOSURES CLIMB IN EARLY 2026

April 28, 2026 by mthomas

Filings jumped again in Q1 2026, but still trailed pre‑crisis peaks US foreclosure activity inched higher again in early 2026, adding to nearly a year of steady increases and raising new questions for lenders about how resilient stretched borrowers will be if the economy slows. ATTOM reported 118,727 properties with a foreclosure filing in the first quarter of 2026, up 6% from Continue Reading

GRADUAL ANNUAL RISE IN FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY CONTINUES IN FEBRUARY 2026

March 16, 2026 by mthomas

Foreclosure Starts Increase 14 Percent Year Over Year; Completed Foreclosures (REOs) Up 35 Percent from a Year Ago IRVINE, Calif., March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ATTOM, the leading provider of property data, AI-powered analytics, and real estate intelligence solutions, today released its February 2026 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a Continue Reading

Foreclosure Activity Rises Annually for the Eleventh Straight Month, Extending the Trend into 2026

February 11, 2026 by mthomas

Foreclosure Starts Rise 26 Percent Year Over Year; Completed Foreclosures Increase 59 Percent from a Year Ago ATTOM, the leading provider of property data, AI-powered analytics, and real estate intelligence solutions, today released its January 2026 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 40,534 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings— default Continue Reading

UNITED STATES HOUSING MARKET RISK INTENSIFIES

January 13, 2026 by mthomas

ATTOM finds affordability strains, rising foreclosures, and elevated unemployment pushing several U.S. housing markets, led by inland California counties, into heightened downturn risk in Q3 A new analysis from ATTOM, the Q3 2025 U.S. Housing Risk Report, identifies the county-level housing markets most vulnerable to downturns in the third quarter of 2025, highlighting persistent affordability Continue Reading

MORE SAN DIEGO HOMEOWNERS FACE NEGATIVE EQUITY AS HOUSE PRICES FALL

December 15, 2025 by mthomas

An increasing number of homeowners in San Diego and nationwide are facing “negative equity” because of falling home prices coupled with low down payments, according to the latest Cotality Home Equity Report. Irvine-based Cotality, the real estate data company formerly known as CoreLogic, said 0.6% of San Diego homeowners had negative equity in the third quarter, an increase of 0.14 Continue Reading

U.S. FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY POSTS EIGHTH STRAIGHT MONTH OF YEAR-OVER-YEAR INCREASES

November 25, 2025 by mthomas

Foreclosure Starts Up 20 Percent Year Over Year; Completed Foreclosures Up 32 Percent Year Over Year IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, today released its October 2025 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 36,766 U.S. properties Continue Reading

Nearly 900,000 homeowners are underwater on their mortgage as home prices fall, signaling a worrying turn in the housing market.

November 14, 2025 by mthomas

That figure represents 1.6% of all mortgage holders in the U.S. While the share may seem like a small part of the overall market, it’s also the highest rate in three years, according to a new report by Intercontinental Exchange As existing-home sales remain on track to hit a 30-year low, home prices are losing steam due to years of tepid demand from home buyers. A homeowner is underwater on Continue Reading

FORECLOSURES, REPOSSESSIONS RISING AFTER PANDEMIC-ERA LOWS

October 13, 2025 by mthomas

Bank repossession of homes has increased 33% from a year ago while foreclosure filings are up 17%, a new ATTOM report finds. After dipping to historic lows during the pandemic thanks to economic relief programs and a massive injection of stimulus funds, foreclosure starts and lender repossessions appear to be back on the rise in a meaningful way, according to a new report from ATTOM. Some of Continue Reading

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