TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa property owners had the roughest time in the entire country last month, according to ATTOM’s October 2025 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report.
The report tracked 36,766 foreclosure filings across the country for October 2025, a 3% increase from September and a 19% increase from the previous year.
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Florida had the worst foreclosure rate in the entire country, with 1 in every 1,829 housing units getting a foreclosure notice.
Other top states included:
- South Carolina: One in every 1,982 housing units with a foreclosure filing
- Illinois: One in every 2,570 housing units with a foreclosure filing
- Delaware: One in every 2,710 housing units with a foreclosure filing
- Nevada: One in every 2,747 housing units with a foreclosure filing
“Foreclosure activity continued its steady upward trend in October, the eighth straight month of year-over-year increases. Starts rose nearly 20 percent, while completed foreclosures were up 32 percent from last year,” said Rob Barber, CEO at ATTOM. “Even with these increases, activity remains well below historic highs. The current trend appears to reflect a gradual normalization in foreclosure volumes as market conditions adjust and some homeowners continue to navigate higher housing and borrowing costs.”…