Commercial real estate foreclosures jumped almost 50% in September, report says [Video]

Commercial real estate foreclosures jumped on a monthly and year-over-year basis in September, according to real estate data and analytics firm ATTOM.

Commercial foreclosures rose 48% year-over-year in September. There were 695 foreclosures nationally, a report from ATTOM said. That’s slightly lower than where commercial foreclosures peaked earlier this year, but marked a 15% increase from the prior month, the report said.

“Starting in June 2023, foreclosure numbers saw a sharp increase, peaking at 752 in May 2024, before settling at 695 in ATTOM’s most recent data for September 2024. This recent surge suggests renewed financial stress or changes in commercial real estate dynamics,” the firm said in a note this week.

Commercial foreclosures saw the biggest year-over-year increase in California, with foreclosures on commercial buildings soaring 238% from the same time last year. In New York, foreclosures rose 48% year-over-year, while in Florida, foreclosures rose 49% year-over-year.

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