The house nextdoor has been abandoned since 1/6/2014.
They can’t sell it for near purchase price. So they walked.
My friend could have sold hers for purchase price now. Houses have come up here again. She borrowed so much money against it that now she can’t sell it for what she owes. Her son recently lost his job so I expect them to walk. This will be the 2nd time. The house was almost foreclosed on before but she got some kind of refi to lower the payments.