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Foreclosure filings rise 21% in first half of 2026 to 227,548
The report also shows foreclosure starts up 18% and real estate-owned completions up 33%, with the average foreclosure timeline falling to 563 days.
ATTOM’s Mid-Year 2026 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report shows 227,548 properties received foreclosure filings in the first six months of 2026, up 21% from the first half of 2025. The total is also 28% higher than in the first half of 2024, as the report tracks default notices, scheduled auctions, and bank repossessions.
Foreclosure starts climbed 18% to 164,566 properties from January through June, and completed foreclosures, or real estate-owned (REO) properties, increased 33% to 27,983. ATTOM said the average foreclosure timeline dropped to 563 days, the lowest average since 2013.
The report notes the increase is being driven by both financial pressure and a return to more typical foreclosure patterns after several years of unusually low activity. It cites higher taxes, insurance, and other household costs as factors making it harder for some borrowers to recover once they fall behind, even if the mortgage payment itself has not changed.
Among states, Florida, South Carolina, and Indiana recorded the highest foreclosure rates, according to the report. ATTOM CEO Rob Barber said the market is gradually returning to more typical patterns even as the data points to growing financial stress for some homeowners.