‘Dramatic increase.’ Foreclosure filings are up more than 150%. Here’s what that tells us about the housing market

There has been a big uptick in foreclosure filings, but the reasons may surprise you. The number of foreclosure starts — which is when the first public foreclosure notice happens — is up 219% since the start of the year, according to real estate data analytics firm ATTOM Data Solutions’ midyear 2022 U.S. foreclosure market…