By Hank Russell
A recent report found that Nassau County saw an increase in first-time foreclosures year over year. As a result, Nassau currently has the most in the region. Meanwhile, Suffolk has gone in reverse, with much fewer foreclosures.
According to data from PropertyShark, Nassau had 173 foreclosures during the second quarter of 2025 — a jump of 31% compared to the same quarter last year, when 132 homes were foreclosed upon. This makes the county tops in this category, with Suffolk a distant second with 142, followed by Essex County, New Jersey (139), Brooklyn (129) and Queens (128).
Suffolk, meanwhile, saw a 41% drop in first-time foreclosures from 251 in Q2 2024 to 142 in the second quarter of 2025. According to PropertyShark, it was the metropolitan region’s largest decline. Last year, Suffolk had the most foreclosed properties, followed by Queens (160), Nassau (132), Brooklyn (95) and Orange County (70).
This report focuses on residential properties (single and two-family homes; condos; and co-op units) that were scheduled for auction for the first time, PropertyShark said.
According to PropertyShark, the Metro New York region was defined as a 24-county area comprising:
- five New York City counties: New York (Manhattan), Kings (Brooklyn), Queens (Queens), Bronx (The Bronx) and Richmond (Staten Island)
- two Long Island counties: Nassau and Suffolk
- three Lower Hudson Valley counties: Putnam, Rockland and Westchester.
- two Mid-Hudson Valley counties: Dutchess and Orange
- seven North Jersey counties: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex and Union
- five Central Jersey counties: Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean and Somerset