According to ATTOM Data’s Q3 2024 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report, there were nearly 1.4 million residential properties in the U.S. sitting vacant. That figure represents 1.3%, or one in 76 homes, across the nation – roughly the same as in the second quarter. ATTOM also says there were 222,934 residential properties in the process of foreclosure in Q3 2024, down 6% from the second quarter and down 29.3% from the third quarter of 2023. In addition, they report that there were around 7k zombie foreclosures (pre-foreclosure properties abandoned by owners) in Q3. That figure is down 20.2% from one year ago – the lowest figure since 2021.
“Zombie foreclosures continue to be a mere blip on the radar screen – one of many measures of the overall strength of the U.S. housing market. After some worries about a rise in abandoned homes following the end of the COVID-era foreclosure clampdown, they remain an anomaly throughout most of the country…” Said Rob Barber, CEO for ATTOM.
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