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BitcoinNews on Nostr: US HOME FORECLOSURES SURGE 42% YEAR-OVER-YEAR U.S. lenders repossessed 5,794 homes in ...

US HOME FORECLOSURES SURGE 42% YEAR-OVER-YEAR

U.S. lenders repossessed 5,794 homes in August 2026, up 42% from a year earlier and 22% from July, according to ATTOM.

Total foreclosure filings reached 40,277 properties, up 13% year-over-year, while new foreclosure proceedings increased 7% nationally.

Several states recorded significantly larger annual increases in foreclosure starts:

🇺🇸 Tennessee: +145%
🇺🇸 Oklahoma: +102%
🇺🇸 Mississippi: +69%
🇺🇸 Arkansas: +66%
🇺🇸 Michigan: +50%