US Property Foreclosure Filings Increase 14 Percent Year Over Year

Florida had the highest foreclosure rate, followed by South Carolina, Maryland, and Nevada.

A sign advertising refinancing services is posted in a vacant lot in Stockton, Calif., on April 29, 2008. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

There were a total of 40,355 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings in May—down 5 percent month-over-month but up by 14 percent compared to the same period in 2025.

“The increase marks the continuation of a trend of rising foreclosure activity on an annual basis,” real estate analytics company ATTOM said in a June 11 statement. In April, foreclosure filings were up 18 percent from a year back. And in the first quarter of 2026, filings were up 26 percent compared to Q1 of 2025.