Top 10 U.S. Counties with Most Foreclosure Starts in January 2023

Originally published by  on February 10, 2023 for ATTOM.

According to ATTOM’s just released January 2023 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, there were a total of 31,557 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings in January 2023. That figure was up 36 percent from a year ago and up 2 percent from the prior month.

ATTOM’s latest foreclosure activity analysis found that nationwide one in every 4,425 housing units had a foreclosure filing in January 2023. The report noted that states with the highest foreclosure rates were Delaware (one in every 2,109 housing units with a foreclosure filing); Illinois (one in every 2,279 housing units); Michigan (one in every 2,617 housing units); New Jersey (one in every 2,858 housing units); and Maryland (one in every 2,967 housing units).

The report also noted that among the U.S. metros with a population of at least 200,000, those with the highest foreclosure rates in January 2023 included: Fayetteville, NC (one in every 1,322 housing units with a foreclosure filing); Bakersfield, CA (one in every 1,522 housing units); Cleveland, OH (one in every 1,557 housing units); Detroit, MI (one in every 1,575 housing units); and Laredo, TX (one in every 1,953 housing units).

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