As mortgage rates fall and foreclosures rise, is a foreclosure something aspiring homebuyers should consider?

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

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

Keeping the flow of foreclosures moving is crucial for the sluggish housing market, which is still trying to regain its strength after five years of elevated foreclosures. Foreclosure activity in the ...

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 ...

Are you a savvy shopper looking to purchase a new home? If so, you should consider foreclosures–they're a great way to get a house on the cheap if you're working with a limited budget. So if you ...

(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 ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Lenders repossessed fewer U.S. homes in January, bringing the number of completed foreclosures down to the lowest level in more than six years. Even so, many states posted sharp ...