A new data report from ATTOM found 1.3% of residential properties were vacant in the third quarter of the year. That was the same rate as the previous quarter as well as the third quarter of 2025.
Out of the country’s 104.6 million residential properties, 259,666 were in the foreclosure process during the third quarter, with roughly 3.3% or 8,482 properties considered to be “zombies” because their owners abandoned them prior to the close of their foreclosure proceedings. That zombie rate was slightly lower than the 3.4% of properties posted in both the prior quarter and at the same time last year.
Still, the number of zombie properties rose in 21 states between the second and third quarters.
Among states with at least 50 zombie properties, the largest quarter-over-quarter increases were in Kentucky (up 56.8% to 58 zombie properties); Colorado (up 30.1% to 95); Arizona (up 19.4% to 86); Maryland (up 18.9% to 151); and Indiana (up 17% to 344).
“It remains very hard to find an empty home for prospective buyers in most regions,” said Rob Barber, CEO of ATTOM. “In 19 states, the home vacancy rate is below 1 percent, creating a bottleneck that is helping to keep prices high.”
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