According to ATTOM Data’s Q4 2025 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report, there were nearly 1.4 million residential properties in the U.S. sitting vacant in Q4. That figure represents 1.32% of residential properties in the United States (about 1.4 million homes) that were vacant. In addition, there were 228,943 residential properties nationwide that were in the process of foreclosure during Q4. Of those homes, 3.25% (about 7,448 homes) were “zombie” properties, meaning they had been abandoned by their owner prior to the conclusion of the foreclosure proceedings. That was down from a 3.38% zombie rate in Q3 2025. To produce their report, ATTOM analyzes publicly recorded real estate data collected by ATTOM — including foreclosure status, equity and owner-occupancy status — matched against monthly updated vacancy data.
“These continuously low vacancy rates that the nation has held steady at around 1.4 percent for nearly four years, show that record high prices haven’t dampened the demand for homes…It’s a good sign for local housing markets that even as we’ve seen foreclosure filings increase, the rate of homes in foreclosure that are abandoned is going down.” Said Rob Barber, CEO of ATTOM.
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