Distressed Properties in North Dakota
Working North Dakota for distress means reading the cycle first and the listings second. All 53 counties in North Dakota are measured on the same three axes: foreclosure pressure, bank stress, insurance distress. Most North Dakota markets remain in expansion or at peak, so distress is concentrated rather than widespread, with North Dakota home prices averaging +4.6% year on year.
North Dakota's upstream gauges read 61/100 on bank stress and 11/100 on insurance distress, the pressures that lead foreclosure activity.
From a North Dakota signal to a closed deal, DLRadar handles the path: parcel scoring, ZIP-level sizing, lender matching, and closing support.
Distress is not a single category in North Dakota. It shows up as a pre-foreclosure filing, an unpaid tax bill, an uninsurable roof, or a county where credit has tightened. DLRadar reads all three from public data (county foreclosure/tax records, FDIC call reports, FEMA/NFIP), letting you triangulate where the motivation actually is.
If you work one part of North Dakota first, make it Cass County, where prices have already softened. The ranked list below orders every North Dakota county by where it sits in the cycle, each linking to its full foreclosure and tax-lien profile.
Each North Dakota metric here has a public provenance -- price cycle from FHFA and county data, lender stress from FDIC, insurance from FEMA/NFIP. Gaps are shown as gaps, not smoothed over with a modelled figure.
| County | State | Phase | Bank stress | 🔒 Property | 🔒 Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County | North Dakota | Peak | 61/100 | ||
| Golden Valley County | North Dakota | Peak | 61/100 | ||
| Barnes County | North Dakota | Peak | 61/100 | ||
| Bottineau County | North Dakota | Peak | 61/100 | ||
| Benson County | North Dakota | Peak | 61/100 | ||
| Burke County | North Dakota | Peak | 61/100 | ||
| Adams County | North Dakota | Peak | 61/100 | ||
| Foster County | North Dakota | Peak | 61/100 | ||
| Cavalier County | North Dakota | Peak | 61/100 | ||
| Dickey County | North Dakota | Peak | 61/100 | ||
| Divide County | North Dakota | Peak | 61/100 | ||
| Bowman County | North Dakota | Peak | 61/100 | ||
| Eddy County | North Dakota | Peak | 61/100 | ||
| Emmons County | North Dakota | Peak | 61/100 | ||
| Grant County | North Dakota | Peak | 61/100 |
The three distress lenses in North Dakota
The signal that matters in North Dakota is convergence, not any single reading.
County- and ZIP-level foreclosure, pre-foreclosure, tax-delinquency and mortgage-stress scoring across North Dakota.
Where North Dakota lenders are under the most credit pressure — an upstream signal of financing pulling back and supply building.
North Dakota counties where rising premiums and carrier non-renewals are turning owners into motivated sellers.
North Dakota counties to watch
Ordered by cycle position, with the markets that have already turned at the top.
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Distressed properties in North Dakota — FAQ
How do I find distressed properties in North Dakota?
Narrow before you search. All 53 counties in North Dakota carry foreclosure, lender and insurance scores; the 0 in contraction or recovery are where distressed inventory forms first, and each drills down to ZIP and parcel signals.
What makes a property "distressed" in North Dakota?
Distress in North Dakota takes several forms: foreclosure filings, delinquent taxes, unaffordable coverage, and lender withdrawal. Because they are scored separately from public records, you can see which properties carry two or three at once.
Is North Dakota distress data based on public records?
Yes, and deliberately so — North Dakota figures come only from public records (FHFA, county, FDIC, FEMA/NFIP) so any number can be audited back to origin.
Can I fund and close a North Dakota deal through DLRadar?
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