Foreclosure Activity Increases 9%

BY  ON OCTOBER 14, 2018

According to the latest ATTOM Data Solutions Foreclosure Activity report, nearly one in every 2k U.S. properties had a foreclosure filing in August, 2018.  According to the report,there were 70,166 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings in August, up 9% from July and down 7% from one year ago.  The states with the highest foreclosure rates were New Jersey (one in every 690 housing units); Maryland (one in every 918 housing units); Nevada (one in every 984 housing units); Delaware (one in every 1,012 housing units); and Florida (one in every 1,229 housing units).