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Top 10 Counties with the Highest Zombie Foreclosure Rates in Q2 2025
ATTOM dives into the data behind their Q2 2025 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report to uncover the top counties with the highest zombie foreclosure rates.
30 May 2025
U.S. Home Vacancy Rate Steady for 13th Straight Quarter
ATTOM released the second-quarter 2025 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report, showing the vacancy rate remains around 1.3%.
29 May 2025
City of Jackson has Nearly a Quarter of Mississippi’s Abandoned Properties
Within the state of Mississippi, the city of Jackson has approximately 25% of the state’s total abandoned properties.
9 Sep 2024
New York Enacts Statewide Law Superseding Local Requirements for Registration of Mortgages in Default
New York Assembly Bill A3081, signed by Governor Hochul on November 21, effectively preempts any local law that would require mortgage lenders to register mortgages in default at any point prior to the filing of a notice of pendency in foreclosure proceedings.
20 Dec 2022
Following NY Zombie Home Law, Fewer Abandoned, Unsightly Homes on Staten Island
Since a 2016 state law was enacted to help reduce the zombie property epidemic across New York, there are 311 fewer abandoned properties on Staten Island.
13 Dec 2022
Niskayuna Partners with Land Bank, County to Address Zombie Properties
Niskayuna is partnering with the Capital Region Land Bank and Schenectady County on a pilot program designed to swiftly address zombie properties in the town.
25 Nov 2022
Zombie Property Count Inches Up Again in Third Quarter of 2022 Across U.S. Amid Continued Rise in Foreclosure Activity
ATTOM’s 3rd quarter 2022 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report revealed that the number of properties in foreclosure increased by 4.4% over 2nd quarter.
18 Aug 2022
Zombie Property Remediation Bill Proposed in West Virginia
West Virginia Senate Bill 42 was approved by Governor Jim Justice and is scheduled to take effect on June 16, 2021.
29 Mar 2021
Proposed New York Bill Aims to Ban Plywood Property Boarding
NY A6519 was introduced in the The New York State Senate. The bill would prohibit the use of plywood, wood composite, wood veneer or similar wood-based products to secure any real property that is deemed vacant and abandoned.
19 Mar 2021
City Launches ‘Zombie Team’ to Track Neighborhood Eyesores
PIX 11 published an article discussing a New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development initiative that aims to monitor abandoned properties throughout the city and transform them into affordable housing.
1 Aug 2019