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Jul 27, 2026
Indiana Tops ATTOM's H1 2026 Foreclosure Starts Ranking — But Check the Percentages Against the Counts
ATTOM's July 24 Figures Friday release ranks the 10 states with the largest annual gains in foreclosure starts for H1 2026, led by Indiana (3,045 to 4,779 starts) and North Carolina (3,465 to 5,248). The percentages ATTOM prints alongside those counts do not reconcile with a conventional year-over-year calculation, so investors should work from the counts. Only Georgia appears on both the growth ranking and the list of states with the most starts by volume.
Read analysis →Jul 23, 2026
Foreclosures Jump 21% in H1 2026 as Timelines Hit 13-Year Low: The Investor Playbook
ATTOM's Mid-Year 2026 report shows 227,548 properties with one or more foreclosure filings, up 21% year over year, with starts up 18% and REO completions up 33% even as average completion timelines fell to 563 days — the shortest since 2013. Florida, South Carolina, and Indiana lead state rates, concentrating both risk and deal flow in specific Sun Belt and Midwest markets.
Read analysis →Jul 13, 2026
REO Homes Sold 27% Below AVM in April 2026: A Benchmark to Model, Not Trust Blindly
Realtor.com's new report puts the median REO discount at 27.2% below automated valuation for homes sold in April 2026, as foreclosure listings climb to a six-year high. It's a useful national anchor for pricing distressed deals — but it's an AVM-relative, gross spread that comes with as-is repair and title risk you must model in.
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