Foreclosure activity drops to pre-recession levels nationwide

The number of foreclosure filings, which include default notices, auctions and bank repossessions, dropped 19% nationwide from a year ago during the first quarter, affecting only roughly 235,000 properties, according to a report released Thursday by real-estate data firm Attom Data Solutions. That figure represents the lowest level of foreclosure activity reported since the third […]

Home foreclosure filings in Columbus, other Ohio metro areas far below pre-recession levels

Foreclosure filings – described as default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions – in the first quarter of this year were down 45 percent in the Columbus area compared with the average over the seven quarters that led up to the recession, which began in December 2007. Foreclosure filings were down 59 percent in Cleveland, 45 percent in […]