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Total residential loans dropped 19% in the first quarter of 2023, reaching the lowest point since 2000; refinancing was also down 85% year-over-year.

ATTOM data has found that the number of vacant homes in foreclosure has risen for the fifth consecutive quarter, as zombie properties accounted for the largest share of all homes since before the pandemic.

Spurred by rising unemployment, ATTOM has found that U.S. foreclosure filings climbed 22% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2023.

Coastal areas and large cities are the most likely candidates to see home price declines in the future.

According to new ATTOM data, 16 times as many mortgages are equity rich versus seriously underwater.