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Florida, California counties top ATTOM list of high-risk housing markets
Unemployment and foreclosure activity were the primary drivers of housing market risk in the first quarter of 2026, with clusters of vulnerable counties in Florida and California along with safer mark
Unemployment and foreclosure activity were the primary drivers of housing market risk in the first quarter of 2026, with clusters of vulnerable counties in Florida and California along with safer markets concentrated in Tennessee, according to Of the 50 riskiest counties, 12 were in The report gives mortgage lenders and servicers, along with
These markets were not substantially more affordable than others, but they posted some of the lowest unemployment and foreclosure rates in the country and had relatively low shares of underwater mortgages, ATTOM said. For lenders and investors, these patterns point to where Underwater mortgages concentrated in Louisiana
Nationwide, 3.2% of homes were considered seriously underwater in Q1 2026, meaning their combined loan balances were at least 25% higher than the property’s estimated market value. All five counties with the highest incidence of seriously underwater homes were in Foreclosure and unemployment hotspots
ATTOM reported that one in every 1,211 homes nationwide were in the foreclosure process in the first quarter of 2026. The highest foreclosure rates among the 580 counties analyzed were:
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Originally published by HousingWire Automation
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