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 ...

Foreclosure starts — which is when the first public foreclosure notice happens — have reached pre-pandemic levels nationwide, with lenders starting the foreclosure process on 23,952 US properties in ...

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The housing market is flashing a sign of distress: surging foreclosures. The number of homes that filed for foreclosure spiked 17% last quarter, according to ATTOM. The increase is reflective of both ...

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In a recent study by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors on post-foreclosure experience of U.S. households, authors found little evidence to confirm anecdotal suggestions that many people end up ...

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