There were 53,007 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings in August 2019, down 24 percent from a year ago, according to a report from ATTOM Data Solutions.
The foreclosure filings in August represented a 4 percent increase from July, as one in every 2,554 U.S. properties received a foreclosure filing during the month, ATTOM found.
Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia had monthly decreases in foreclosure activity in August. In addition to the District of Columbia (down 49 percent), the states with decreases in August included Alaska (down 30 percent); Arkansas (down 29 percent); Arizona (down 28 percent); and Rhode Island (down 27 percent).
ATTOM said 19 states had year-over-year increases in foreclosure starts, including Georgia (up 43 percent); Louisiana (up 41 percent); Michigan (up 18 percent); Hawaii (up 13 percent); and Ohio (up 9 percent).
Metropolitan areas that had yearly increases in foreclosure starts in August included Atlanta (up 50 percent); Cleveland (up 55 percent); Dallas-Fort Worth (up 5 percent); Detroit (up 18 percent); and Cincinnati (up 2 percent).
The states with the worst foreclosure rates in August 2019 were Delaware (one in every 1,106 housing units); New Jersey (one in every 1,192 housing units); Maryland (one in every 1,218 housing units); Illinois (one in every 1,562 housing units); and Florida (one in every 1,633 housing units).