Share this article Share this article IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ATTOM Data Solutions, licensor of the nation's most comprehensive foreclosure data and parent company to RealtyTrac (www.realtytrac.com), a foreclosure listings portal, today released its January 2021 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 9,702 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions — down 11 percent from a month ago and 80 percent from a year ago. "January foreclosure activity declined at least in part due to the Biden Administration's decision to continue the foreclosure moratorium on government-backed loans through the end of March," said Rick Sharga, RealtyTrac executive vice president. "The moratorium and CARES Act mortgage forbearance program have effectively prevented millions of seriously delinquent loans from entering the foreclosure process. But it's important to remember that the number of foreclosures we're seeing right now doesn't reflect market reality – and that's something we'll need to deal with once these government programs expire."