According to ATTOM Data’s Q1 2025 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report, there were nearly 1.4 million residential properties (1,372,396) in the U.S. sitting vacant in Q1, 2025. That figure represents 1.3%, or one in 76 homes, across the nation – roughly the same as in the 4th quarter and up slightly from one year ago. ATTOM also says there were 212,268 residential properties in the process of foreclosure in Q1 2025, down 1.5% from the Q4 2024 and down 12.6% from the 1st quarter of 2024. In addition, they report that there were around 7,093 zombie foreclosures (pre-foreclosure properties abandoned by owners) in Q1. That figure is down 3.3% from one year ago.
“You’d have to take a very long walk through most U.S. communities to come across even one zombie foreclosure—and even then, you might not find any…This marks a significant turnaround from the period following the Great Recession in the late 2000s, when a collapsing housing market and abandoned properties posed serious risks to many neighborhoods…” Said Rob Barber, CEO for ATTOM.
Click here to read the full report at ATTOM.
