Foreclosure Starts Decrease 4 Percent from Last Month, While Completed Foreclosures Increase 7 Percent from Last Month IRVINE, Calif. — June 10, 2025 — ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, today released its May 2025 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 35,498 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions — down 1 percent from a month ago but up 9 percent from a year ago. “Foreclosure activity in May reflected a mixed picture with fewer starts but a continued rise in completed foreclosures,” said Rob Barber, CEO at ATTOM. “This suggests that while fewer new defaults are being initiated, lenders may still be working through a backlog of existing cases. We’ll be watching closely in the months ahead to see how these trends evolve.”  Delaware, Florida, and Illinois post highest foreclosure rates Nationwide one in …

Taylor honored among the housing economy’s most creative and influential marketing minds IRVINE, Calif. – June 9, 2025 — ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, is proud to announce that Chief Marketing Officer Kara Taylor has been named a 2025 HousingWire Marketing Leader. Now in its fifth year, this award honors 55 of the most creative and influential marketing executives in the housing industry—those transforming brands, elevating customer engagement, and driving business results through strategic leadership and innovation. Each year, HousingWire’s selection committee evaluates nominees based on professional achievements, measurable business impact, leadership within their organizations, and their broader contributions to the housing economy. These honorees are known for building high-performing marketing teams, driving forward-thinking initiatives, and making a lasting impression on both customers and the market. As CMO, Taylor has been instrumental in positioning ATTOM as the go-to source for premium property data across real …

ATTOM’s Q1 2025 U.S. Residential Property Mortgage Origination Report shows that 1.4 million mortgages were issued for residential properties (1 to 4 units) nationwide during the first quarter of the year — a 14 percent drop from the previous quarter, continuing a downward trend in loan activity. WATCH: ATTOM #FiguresFriday – Top 10 U.S. Metros with Refinance Mortgage Originations on the Rise in Q1 2025 According to the report, after peaking at nearly 4.2 million loans per quarter in early 2021, new home financing activity has fallen below pre-pandemic levels. The latest decline was fueled by a 20 percent drop in purchase loans, which fell from 738,675 in Q4 2024 to 593,111 in Q1 2025. Also, according to ATTOM’s latest report, residential refinance activity dropped 12 percent from the previous quarter to 580,170 loans, while home equity lines of credit declined 5 percent to 260,267. ATTOM’s Q1 2025 mortgage origination …

Number of mortgages down 14 percent in first quarter of 2025; Mortgage refinancing deals gaining greater share of the market  IRVINE, Calif. – June 5, 2025 — ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, today released its first-quarter 2025 U.S. Residential Property Mortgage Origination Report, which shows that 1.4 million mortgages were secured by residential property (1 to 4 units) in the United States during the first quarter of the year. That was a 14 percent decrease from the previous quarter, as the number of new loans continues to trend downward. After hitting a recent peak of nearly 4.2 million loans a quarter in early 2021, the number of new home financing deals has declined to below pre-pandemic levels. The latest dip was driven by a 20 percent fall off in home purchase loans, which slipped from 738,675 in the fourth quarter of 2024 to 593,111 in the …

According to ATTOM’s newly released Q2 2025 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report, approximately 1.4 million (1,382,480) residential properties—representing about 1.3 percent of all U.S. homes—are currently vacant. This marks the 13th straight quarter the national vacancy rate has remained steady at 1.3 percent. WATCH: ATTOM #FiguresFriday – Top 10 U.S. Counties with the Highest Zombie Foreclosure Rates in Q2 2025 ATTOM’s latest vacant properties analysis also shows that 222,358 properties were in the foreclosure process in Q2 2025—an increase of 4.8 percent from the previous quarter but a 6.3 percent decline from a year ago. This uptick follows five consecutive quarters of declining foreclosure activity. The report notes that in the second quarter of 2025, 7,329 pre-foreclosure properties—3.3 percent—were classified as “zombie” homes, meaning they were vacant and abandoned by owners during the foreclosure process. This share remains nearly unchanged from Q1 2025 but is up slightly from 2.9 …