Foreclosures down from first half of 2023

ATTOM, a California-based curator of land, property and real estate date, has released its “Midyear 2024 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report,” which shows there were a total of 177,431 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions — in the first six months of 2024. That figure is down 4.4 percent from the same time period a year ago but up 7.8 percent from the same time period two years ago.

“In contrast to the first half of 2023, foreclosure activity across the United States experienced a decline in the first half of 2024,” said Rob Barber, CEO at ATTOM. “In addition, U.S. foreclosure starts also decreased by 3 percent in the first six months of 2024. These shifts could suggest a potential stabilization in the housing market; however, monitoring these evolving patterns remains crucial to understanding the full impact on Please log in to see the rest of this story.