Foreclosure Cleanouts in San Diego: The Complete Guide Do you need a foreclosure cleanout right away? Click Here. Foreclosures are unfortunate, sometimes tragic, events that can occur to most any homeowner or building owner. While the number of residential foreclosures rarely reach the levels that they did in 2008-2009 housing crisis and financial collapse. As one source noted at the time, “A total of 632,573 California properties received a foreclosure filing in 2009, the nation's largest state foreclosure activity total, an increase of nearly 21% from 2008.” And, nationwide, there were 2.9 million foreclosure filings across the United States when the numbers peaked in 2010. Until recently, foreclosures had become relatively few in number, having dropped below historically normal rates for the last five years or so. However, the government’s temporary COVID-19 moratorium on foreclosures has lifted and the number of foreclosed properties is beginning to rise.