With Moratoria in Place, ‘Zombie’ Properties Fade

ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., said just 175,000 vacant properties entered the foreclosure process in the first quarter—a reflection of ongoing national and local foreclosure/eviction moratoria.

ATTOM: ‘Zombie’ Properties Diminish Amid Foreclosure Moratorium

ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., reported 200,065 properties in the process of foreclosure in the fourth quarter, down by 7.3 percent from the third quarter. Of those, then number sitting empty—also known as “zombie” foreclosures, fell by 4.4 percent to 7,612.

‘Zombie’ Foreclosures on the Rise

ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., said its third quarter Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report showed 1.5 million residential properties in the United States are vacant, representing 1.6 percent of all homes. Nearly 4 percent of these vacant homes face foreclosure—so-called “zombie foreclosures.”

ATTOM: ‘Zombie’ Foreclosures Up to 3.1% Nationwide

ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., said 1.52 million U.S. single-family homes and condos in the United States were vacant in the first quarter, representing 1.5 percent of all homes.

‘Zombie’ Properties Fall Below 3%

ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., said 1.527 million U.S. single-family homes and condos were vacant in the fourth quarter, representing 1.5 percent of all U.S. homes.