Foreclosure activity in the U.S. is on the rise in 2025, a notable shift that begins to undo a decade of relative stability. According to the property‑data and analytics firm ATTOM, 36,766 properties ...

There are new signs that the economy has homeowners struggling. Foreclosures have increased for the eighth month in a row nationwide to 36,766 filings, according to ATTOM. The property data curator ...

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If you remember the turmoil of the global financial crisis, hearing that foreclosure activity is up might make your knees weak and palms sweaty. I know I can’t help it. After reading recent reports of ...

Foreclosure filings shot up nearly 20% in October from a year ago, highlighting a growing pocket of distress in the housing market. Nearly 37,000 properties in the U.S. had a foreclosure filing in ...

There is a worrying new trend foreshadowing a housing market crash. Foreclosures — when a bank or lender takes back a home after missed mortgage payments — are once again on the rise in the US. New ...

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Kimberly Draxler was in shock when she called her mortgage lender in April and was told her four-bedroom home in Hillview, Kentucky, would be sold out from under her in a matter of days. Though she ...

Foreclosure starts, which are the initial phase of the process, rose 6% for the month and were 20% higher than the year before. Completed foreclosures, the final phase, were up 32% year over year.

Foreclosure is a legal process whereby a lender seeks to force the sale of a mortgaged property in order to recover the balance of a delinquent loan. Recently, the ...