Foreclosure is back at the center of the U.S. housing story, as lenders step up efforts to reclaim properties from struggling ...

LOS ANGELES – Fewer U.S. homes are completing the foreclosure process and ending up repossessed by banks because investors increasingly are buying up properties when they go on sale at public auction.

Foreclosure activity rose notably in 2025, according to the ATTOM Year-End 2025 Foreclosure Market Report, reflecting a ...

Zombie foreclosures are up, and the hardest-hit areas are in the South and Midwest. In the second quarter, 7,329 of those pre-foreclosure properties, 3.3%, were “zombie” properties, meaning they had ...

Foreclosure filings were reported on more than 360,000 properties in the United States last year, up 14% from 2025 and 3% ...

The sale of repossessed houses at knockdown prices is unfair, unconstitutional, and a human rights and dignity issue, as it leaves financially distressed individuals with huge debts, when they have ...

Purchasing in this sector requires clear expectations, careful budgeting and an understanding of the risks involved, says Lizl Engelbrecht, national operations manager at Just Property, who cautions ...

(AP) Fewer U.S. homes are completing the foreclosure process and ending up repossessed by banks because investors are increasingly buying up properties when they go on sale at public auction. The ...