Foreclosure Defense, Foreclosures

Florida Foreclosure Filings Increase by 71 Percent Since 2021

Foreclosure rates in the State of Florida are on the rise by over 71 percent since 2021, according to new foreclosure data released by real estate company, ATTOM. As a result, Florida now ranks number two for the top five states with the highest level of foreclosure starts.

Rates have been steadily increasing throughout the year as pandemic relief programs have ended.  ATTOM reports that 9,284 foreclosure filings were made in the past quarter with 6,671 of these being foreclosure starts. Fortunately, foreclosure starts are still behind where they were before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, even though numbers are starting to rise.