ATTOM Finds Foreclosure Filings Rise in First Quarter

ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., found 95,349 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings during the first quarter, up 3 percent from the previous quarter but down less than 1 percent from a year ago.

Foreclosure Activity Ticks Upward

ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., found a total of 185,580 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings–default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions–between January and June, up 13% from a year ago.

U.S. Foreclosure Activity Spikes in May

Foreclosure filings–default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions–increased 7% in May from April and 14% from a year ago, reported ATTOM, Irvine, Calif.