Foreclosure Rate Drops to Pre-Crisis Levels [INFOGRAPHIC] access_timeSeptember 23, 2016(Updated: Mar 29, 2021)personLes SulgrovehomeBlog Home Some Highlights: Only 2.9% of homes are in serious delinquency, down 17.1% from July 2015. This is the 57th consecutive month with a year-over-year decline. The national foreclosure rate has returned to August 2007 levels, at only 0.9%.