U.S FORECLOSURE FILINGS SKYROCKET 26% IN THE FIRST QUARTER - BUT THIS TIME IT’S DIFFERENT

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Foreclosures just jumped 26% in the U.S. — but this is NOT a repeat of 2008. The real story is more dangerous. Homeowners aren’t defaulting because of risky mortgages… they’re getting squeezed by everything around the mortgage — property taxes, insurance, HOA dues, and rising living costs.

According to a new Wall Street Journal report, nearly 119,000 U.S. properties had foreclosure filings in the first quarter — the highest level since 2020.

At the same time:
* Home insurance costs are up 12% year-over-year (Insurify)
* Average property taxes now exceed $4,400 annually (ATTOM)
* HOA liens are rising sharply, with 285,000 filings in 2025 (Benutech)
* Foreclosure-related legal requests are up 20% year-over-year (LegalShield Consumer Stress Index)

Even fixed-rate homeowners are seeing their monthly payments rise due to escrow increases — and for the first time in years, loan modifications can actually increase payments instead of lowering them. That means the traditional “escape hatch” is gone.

This is a structural shift. This is what we go deeper into in the monthly Risk Map newsletter. Consider signing up. Link here:
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Sources:
* Wall Street Journal — “High Housing Costs Are Pushing Foreclosures to a Six-Year High” (May 1, 2026)
* ATTOM Data — U.S. foreclosure filings Q1 2026
* Insurify — U.S. home insurance cost trends (2025–2026)
* Benutech — HOA lien filings data (2025)
* LegalShield — Consumer Stress Legal Index (March 2026)
* Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) — mortgage delinquency and cost burden analysis

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