Written by Stephen ‘Capz’ Capezza, President of Side who has over two decades of experience in proptech and in leading large-scale business teams. In real estate, the year 2024 in real estate will be defined by a single date: August 17th. On August 17th, as part of the National Association of REALTORS®’ settlement in a... Read More »
U.S. Homeowner Equity Surges in Q2 2024 as Property Values Rise, Underwater Mortgages Hit Five-Year Low In the second quarter of 2024, ATTOM, published its Q2 2024 Home Equity and Underwater report highlighting a rebound in homeowner equity across the country. According to the report, nearly half (49.2%) of U.S. mortgaged homes are now considered... Read More »
U.S. Foreclosure Activity Declines in First Half of 2024, While Time to Complete Foreclosures Increases ATTOM’s Midyear 2024 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report reveals a decline in foreclosure activity across the United States. According to the report, 177,431 properties across the country had foreclosure filings—ranging from default notices to... Read More »
Written by Peter G. Miller, a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist, online contributor and author of seven books. There’s a new and growing real estate affordability crisis. It’s not just that large numbers of first-time buyers cannot afford to purchase, it is also that existing homeowners face new and rising costs – expenses... Read More »
Written by Daren Blomquist – VP of Market Economics at Auction.com Local community developers buying on Auction.com have reliably signaled coming ups and downs in the rollercoaster retail housing market over the last few years. Here’s what they’ve been signaling recently, and what that means for the retail housing market in late 2024 and... Read More »
ATTOM’s Q1 2024 Single-Family Rental Market report highlights the top U.S. counties for investing in single-family rental properties. The analysis covers 341 counties with populations of at least 100,000, examining median rents, home prices, and sales deed data. The average annual three-bedroom gross rental yield is projected to be 7.55% in... Read More »
ATTOM released its 2023 property tax analysis for 89.4 million U.S. single-family homes. The report shows that $363.3 billion in property taxes were levied in 2023, a 6.9% increase from $339.8 billion in 2022, marking the largest increase in the past five years. The average tax on single-family homes rose 4.1% in 2023 to $4,062, following a 3%... Read More »