【World Property Journal】'Zombie Homes' Decline as U.S. Housing Supply Remains Tight

The U.S. housing market remains starved for available inventory, with just 1.3% of the nation's residential properties vacant in the third quarter, even as the number of so-called "zombie homes" tied to abandoned foreclosures edged lower.

The vacancy rate was unchanged from both the second quarter of 2026 and the third quarter of 2025, according to a new report from ATTOM, a provider of real estate data and analytics.

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