According to ATTOM Data Solutions’ new Q1 2021 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report, there are just over 1.4 million U.S. residential properties sitting vacant in Q1 2021, representing only 1.5 percent of all homes. The report noted the number of pre-foreclosure homes sitting empty or “zombie foreclosures” is just 6,677. That figure is down 12.3 percent from 7,612 in Q4 2020 and 23.1 percent from 8,678 in Q1 2020.

ATTOM’s latest vacant properties analysis reported that the portion of pre-foreclosure properties that have been abandoned into zombie status remained at 3.8 percent in Q1 2021, in comparison to Q4 2020. This quarterly report analyzes publicly recorded real estate data collected by ATTOM — including foreclosure status, equity, and owner-occupancy status — matched against monthly updated vacancy data.

The Q1 2021 vacant property and zombie foreclosure report also noted that among states with at least 100 properties in pre-foreclosure in Q1 2021, the biggest decreases from Q4 2020 in zombie properties included: Kentucky (down 52 percent), Mississippi (down 51 percent), Louisiana (down 48 percent), Connecticut (down 47 percent) and California (down 44 percent).

Also, according to ATTOM’s new vacant properties analysis, the states with the biggest increases from Q4 2020 in zombie properties, among those with at least 100 properties in pre-foreclosure in Q1 2021, included: Arkansas (up 63 percent), Texas (up 62 percent), Minnesota (up 32 percent), Massachusetts (up 24 percent) and Missouri (up 20 percent).