The foreclosure rate in the United States has experienced significant fluctuations over the past two decades, reaching its peak in 2010 at 2.23 percent following the financial crisis. Since then, the rate has steadily declined, with a notable drop to 0.11 percent in 2021 due to government interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2024, the rate stood slightly higher at 0.23 percent but remained well below historical averages, indicating a relatively stable housing market. Impact of economic conditions on foreclosures The foreclosure rate is closely tied to broader economic trends and housing market conditions. During the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, the share of non-performing mortgage loans climbed significantly, with loans 90 to 180 days past due reaching 4.6 percent. Since then, the share of seriously delinquent loans has dropped notably, demonstrating a substantial improvement in mortgage performance. Among other things, the improved mortgage performance has to do with changes in the mortgage approval process. Homebuyers are subject to much stricter lending standards, such as higher credit score requirements. These changes ensure that borrowers can meet their payment obligations and are at a lower risk of defaulting and losing their home. Challenges for potential homebuyers Despite the low foreclosure rates, potential homebuyers face significant challenges in the current market. Homebuyer sentiment worsened substantially in 2021 and remained low across all age groups through 2024, with the 45 to 64 age group expressing the most negative outlook. Factors contributing to this sentiment include high housing costs and various financial obligations. For instance, in 2023, 52 percent of non-homeowners reported that student loan expenses hindered their ability to save for a down payment.

The number of properties with foreclosure filings in the United States rose in 2023, but remained below the pre-pandemic level. Foreclosure filings were reported on approximately 357,000 properties, which was about 33,000 more than in 2022. Despite the increase, 2023 saw one of the lowest foreclosure rates on record.

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What is Foreclosure?

Foreclosure is the legal process of taking possession of a mortgaged property when the borrower fails to keep up with mortgage payments. The foreclosure process varies from state to state, depending on whether the state has a judicial or nonjudicial process. Judicial process requires court action on a foreclosed property, where a nonjudicial process does not.

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In the second quarter of 2024, the share of mortgage loans in the foreclosure process in the U.S. decreased slightly to 0.43 percent. Following the outbreak of the coronavirus crisis, mortgage delinquency rates spiked to the highest levels since the Subprime mortgage crisis (2007-2010). To prevent further impact on homeowners, Congress passed the CARES Act that provides foreclosure protections for borrowers with federally backed mortgage loans. As a result, the foreclosure rate fell to historically low levels.

Graph and download economic data for Nonfarm Real Estate Foreclosures for United States from Jan 1934 to Mar 1963 about real estate, nonfarm, and USA.

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This statistic shows the foreclosure filings in the United States as of June 2017, by state. South Dakota had the lowest rate with only one in every 24,583 housing units being subject to foreclosure.

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In the second quarter of 2024, the share one-to-four family residential mortgage loans entering the foreclosure process in the U.S. was 0.13 percent. Following the coronavirus pandemic outbreak in 2020, mortgage delinquency rates surged, followed by a gradual decline. Between the second quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2022, foreclosures remained at record low levels due to The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).

Monthly foreclosures in Connecticut by county, 2008 through the present. Data updated monthly by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority and tracked in the following dashboard: https://www.chfa.org/about-us/ct-monthly-housing-market-dashboard/. CHFA has stopped maintaining the dashboard and associated datasets, and this dataset will no longer be updated as of 2022.

This statistic presents the number of housing units with foreclosure filings in the United States from 2006 to 2014. The number of properties with foreclosure filings decreased from approximately 2.82 million in 2009 to approximately 1.12 million in 2014.

About three percent of U.S. homeowners with a mortgage who were behind on mortgage payments in October 2023 were very likely to face eviction in the next two months due to a foreclosure. Additionally, 18 percent of the respondents were somewhat likely to be evicted. In 2022, the foreclosure rate in the U.S. picked up, after a long period of steady decline after the subprime mortgage crisis.

This statistic shows the foreclosure rates of subprime conventional loans in the United States from 2000 to 2016. In 2016, 7.2 percent of subprime conventional loans were in foreclosure.

Data provides current information regarding single family homes and ranches for sale by the U.S. Federal Government. These previously owned properties are for sale by public auction or other method depending on the property.

This statistic shows the number of properties with foreclosure filings in selected cities in the United States in the first half of 2018. In that period, there were 3,578 properties with foreclosure filings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

This hosted feature layer has been published in RI State Plane Feet NAD 83.The RI Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) Mapping analysis was performed to assist the Office of Housing and Community Development in identifying target areas with both a Foreclosure Rate (Block Group Level) >=6.5% and a Subprime Loan percentage rate >= 1.4% (Zip Code Level). Based on these criteria the following communities were identified as containing such target areas: Central Falls, Cranston, Cumberland, East Providence, Johnston, North Providence, Pawtucket, Providence, Warwick, West Warwick, and Woonsocket. Federal funding, under the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA), Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), totaling $19.6 will be expended in these NSP Target Areas to assist in the rehabilitation and redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed homes, stabilizing communities.The State of Rhode Island distributes funds allocated, giving priority emphasis and consideration to those areas with the greatest need, including those areas with - 1) Highest percentage of home foreclosures; 2) Highest percentage of homes financed by subprime mortgage loans; and 3) Anticipated increases in rate of foreclosure. The RI Office of Housing and Community Development, with the assistance of Rhode Island Housing, utilized the following sources to meet the above requirements. 1) U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) developed foreclosure data to assist grantees in identification of Target Areas. The State utilized HUD's predictive foreclosure rates to identify those areas which are likely to face a significant rise in the rate of home foreclosures. HUD's methodology factored in Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, income, unemployment, and other information in its calculation. The results were analyzed and revealed a high level of consistency with other needs data available. 2) The State obtained subprime mortgage loan information from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Though the data does not include all mortgages, and was only available at the zip code level rather than Census Tract, findings were generally consistent with other need categories. This data was joined to the Foreclosure dataset in order to select areas with both a Foreclosure Rate >=6.5% and a Subprime Loan Rate >=1.4%. 3) The State also obtained, from the Warren Group, actual local foreclosure transaction records. The Warren Group is a source for real estate and banking news and transaction data throughout New England. This entity has analyzed local deed records in assembling information presented. The data set was normalized due to potential limitations. An analysis revealed a high level of consistency with HUD-predictive foreclosure rates.

This data includes filings related to mortgage foreclosure in Allegheny County. The foreclosure process enables a lender to take possession of a property due to an owner's failure to make mortgage payments. Mortgage foreclosure differs from tax foreclosure, which is a process enabling local governments to take possession of a property if the owner fails to pay property taxes.

As Pennsylvania is a judicial foreclosure state, a lender files for foreclosure through the court system. Foreclosure data in the court system is maintained by the Allegheny County Department of Court Records. Data included here is from the general docket, and a mortgage foreclosure docket created to help homeowners maintain ownership of their property following an initial filing. Several different types of legal filings may occur on a property involved in the foreclosure process. At this time, only the most recent filing in a case is included in the data found here, but we hope to add all filings for a case in the coming months.

After a property enters the foreclosure process, several potential outcomes are possible. Some of the more common outcomes include: borrowers may come to an agreement with the lender for unpaid debt; borrowers may sell the property to satisfy part or all of the debt; borrowers may voluntarily relinquish ownership to the lender; lenders may decide not to pursue the foreclosure any further; and the property may proceed all the way through a sheriff sale, where it is sold to a new owner.

Before September 2022, the data presented here included only the final filing for the month in which each case (represented by Case ID) is opened; since then the feed has changed so we now have a new last_activity field, which gets updated whenever there is a new filing in the case with the date of the last filing for the month. The last_activity value gives some indication of which cases are still ongoing. (However, the new feed does not include the docket_type field, so these are blank for cases started after August 2022.) To view the detailed mortgage foreclosure filings for each property represented in this dataset, please visit the Department of Court Records Website, and enter the Case ID for a property to pull-up detailed information about each foreclosure case, including parties, docket entries, and services.

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2022-12-14: Loaded data back to September (which had been missing due to the schema migration). Added a new last_activity field. Data since September 2022 is missing the docket_type value, for now those new values will be set to '' (empty string).

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United States - Delinquency Rate on Loans Secured by Real Estate, Banks Ranked 1st to 100th Largest in Size by Assets was 1.91% in October of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Delinquency Rate on Loans Secured by Real Estate, Banks Ranked 1st to 100th Largest in Size by Assets reached a record high of 11.49 in January of 2010 and a record low of 1.31 in October of 2004. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Delinquency Rate on Loans Secured by Real Estate, Banks Ranked 1st to 100th Largest in Size by Assets - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

Annual residential mortgage arrears and foreclosure rates in Canada and the U.S. from 1990 to 2013. This table is archived for reference, research and record-keeping purposes only. It is not subject to Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived.