Property agents talk with customers at their stall advertising home foreclosures for sale, during a property fair in Los Angeles. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images
Residential foreclosures are on the rise across the United States.
An April 16 report by real estate analytics firm ATTOM showed that 118,727 homes were in foreclosure in the first quarter of the year. That’s a 6 percent jump from the fourth quarter of 2025 and a 26 percent year-over-year increase.
