US Foreclosure Filings Jump Nearly 14 Percent in April

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

A foreclosure sign is posted in front of a home for sale in Stockton, Calif., on April 29, 2008. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

There were 36,033 properties with foreclosure filings in April across the United States, 13.9 percent higher yearly and up 0.4 percent from March, real estate analytics company ATTOM said in a May 15 statement.

April was the fourth straight month this year when property foreclosures registered a month-over-month increase. In the first quarter, there were altogether 93,953 foreclosure filings, up 11 percent from Q4, 2024.