2026 Q1 Foreclosure Report: Brooklyn Filings Fall Sharply, Bronx & Staten Island Hit New Peaks
Behind a deceptively mild citywide downtick, borough foreclosure markets pulled into significantly diverging paths as Brooklyn cases were nearly halved and the Bronx hit a new, record high. Meanwhile, Queens remained unchanged, Staten Island surged back up and Manhattan cooled slowly.
2025 Foreclosure Report: Manhattan Hits 15-Year Record as NYC Foreclosure Activity Accelerates
NYC’s caseload rose 8% year-over-year , sustained by steady filing volumes in Queens and Brooklyn, in addition to accelerating activity in Manhattan and the Bronx. Notably, Staten Island’s cooling did not influence citywide trends.
2025 Q3 Foreclosure Report: Manhattan Heats Up to 10-Year High, Queens Drives Citywide Increase
As NYC’s caseload inched up, Manhattan set a 10-year high with a record 59 first-time foreclosures, Queens retook the top spot as the city’s primary foreclosure market, while Staten Island continued as the city’s least active distressed property market.
NYC & New Jersey Foreclosure Cases Rise in Q2 Even as Suburban New York Cools
Even as foreclosure filings reach a two-year high, regional trends diverge across metro New York.
New York Metro Foreclosure Report: Q1 2025 Marks Slowest Quarter in 5 Years for Metro While Manhattan Activity Reaches 8-Year High
Manhattan hits 8-year high, but metro foreclosures drop fueled by the slowdowns of its most active markets: Queens, Suffolk, Nassau & Brooklyn.
New York Metro 2024 Foreclosure Report: Annual Foreclosures Down 14% in 2024, Cooled by New Jersey Deceleration
Although NYC foreclosures declined at a slower 9% pace than the metro overall, New Jersey markets pulled metro-wide figures down, dropping 20% Y-o-Y.
Q2 2024 Foreclosure Report: Queens & Brooklyn Claim 70% of City’s Caseload
NYC foreclosures remained flat in Q2, up just 1% Y-o-Y, with Queens accounting for 44% of all cases, while the Bronx had just 33 cases.
2024 Q1 Foreclosure Report: NYC Cases Exceed Half of Pre-Pandemic Figures, Queens & Brooklyn Supply 76% of Citywide Caseload
As foreclosure cases continued to tick up in Q1, Queens and Brooklyn supplied the bulk of the city’s caseload, while Manhattan figures started to dip.
Reflection on the Year 2023 in Real Estate
2023 was marked by some notable developments in real estate that should set the stage for an intriguing 2024 and beyond.
2023 Annual Foreclosure Report: NYC Cases Nearly Double Year-Over-Year, but Still Reach Only Half of Pre-Pandemic Levels
NYC foreclosure cases nearly doubled in 2023, yet the city’s caseload remained at only half of pre-pandemic figures.
2023 Q3 Foreclosure Report: NYC Foreclosures Increase 44% Year-Over-Year, Brooklyn Cases Surge 185%Â
NYC recorded 427 foreclosure filings in the third quarter of 2023, up 18% compared to the previous quarter.
2023 Q2 Foreclosure Report: NYC Foreclosures Up 81% Year-Over-Year, But Seemingly Plateau Quarter-Over-Quarter
As Q2 comes in just 12 cases below Q1, it remains to be seen if the change is part of a wider trend of stabilization or just a seasonal glitch.
Q1 Foreclosure Report: NYC Foreclosures Reach Highest Figure in 11 Quarters But Remain Well Below Pre-Pandemic Figures
Hitting 3-year high, foreclosure activity is steadily returning to NYC but first-time cases are still half of what they were pre-Covid.
2022 Annual Foreclosure Report: Cases Barely Surpass Q1 2020 Totals
The NYC foreclosure sector had yet another atypical year in 2022, recording only 28% of 2019’s first-time filings.
Q3 Foreclosure Report: Queens Remains Center of Foreclosure Activity, Claims Half of NYC Cases
Queens remains at the center of NYC’s foreclosure activity with 150 cases of the city’s 297 total, reaching 55% of its Q3 2019 foreclosure levels.
Q2 2022 Queens Foreclosures Quadruple in Q2, the Bronx Records 0 New Cases
Queens foreclosures surge 300% in Q2 2022, fueling a NYC-level increase in foreclosure cases of 146%, also boosted by Staten Island trends.
2022 Q1 Foreclosure Report: NYC Records 87 Foreclosures Since End of Moratorium
After the expiration of the foreclosure moratorium, cases are starting to appear in NYC, with Brooklyn claiming 40% of the city’s 87 cases.
The End of the Foreclosure Moratorium: 3 Factors Investors Should Consider
Andrew Schnissel, Partner at Nationwide Private Lender We Lend LLC,examines the most essential factors for investors in the post-moratorium foreclosure landscape. July 31, 2021, marked one of the most significant dates in recent history for the real estate industry and the wider housing market: It was the expiration date of the national foreclosure moratorium. Approximately 1.8 million…
Uncertain Times Call for Reliable Data
Vince Soriero, business development manager and corporate sales lead, shares his insight on leveraging PropertyShark’s real estate data in volatile markets.
2019 Annual Foreclosure Report: NYC Foreclosures Dip 6% Y-o-Y, Manhattan Cases Surge 39%
Key Takeaways: Foreclosure activity increased in just one borough, with Manhattan surging 39%. Y-o-Y NYC foreclosures dipped 6%, while pre-foreclosures slid 7%. Bronx undergoes steepest drop in first-time foreclosures – down 21% Y-o-Y. Queens logs most foreclosures with 1,164 unique cases. Staten Island foreclosures remain relatively flat, yet still 313% above 2014 levels. Brooklyn’s 11236…
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