Affordability
Shared Equity: Starter Homes for the Next Generation
It might seem like a strange idea but buried in an old piece of legislation designed to help coal miners is a magical key which can potentially open the ownership door for millions of new homebuyers. The idea is called “shared equity” and there’s reason to think that its time has come. More than 16 percent of all single family purchases in the... Read More »
Watch: Harvey’s Impact on the Houston Housing Market
ATTOM Data Solutions’ Daren Blomquist discusses with CNBC how Hurricane Harvey is expected to cause a dip in home sales in the Houston, as well as potentially weigh on home prices with an increase in distressed sales. Read More »
2017 Neighborhood Housing Index Heat Map
More than 5,000 neighborhoods nationwide are rated based on seven factors impacting quality of life and local housing market strength — school, crime, affordability, home price appreciation, property taxes, environmental hazards and unemployment — in this new 2017 Neighborhood Housing Market Index created by ATTOM Data Solutions.... Read More »
Q2 2017 U.S. Median Home Price at Least Affordable Level Since Q3 2008
Median Home Prices Rose Faster Than Wages in 87 Percent of Local Markets; 45 Percent of Markets Less Affordable Than Their Historic Norms, an Eight-Year High IRVINE, Calif. – June 29, 2017 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s largest multi-sourced property database, today released its Q2 2017 U.S. Home Affordability... Read More »
Surviving as a First-Time Buyer in America’s Least Affordable City
A new joint analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions and Down Payment Resource found that first-time homebuyers in Denver — the least affordable market in Q1 2017 according to the ATTOM Affordability Index — can increase their down payment on a median-priced home by $13,900 (129 percent above just the minimum 3 percent down) and save nearly... Read More »Utilities Add 25 Percent to U.S. Homeownership Costs According to New Research from ATTOM Data Solutions and UtilityScore
Utility Costs Require 7 Percent of Wages on Average Nationwide; California Home Seller Profits More Than Double with Solar Installed; IRVINE, Calif. – June 6, 2017 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s largest multi-sourced property database, and UtilityScore, a software provider that helps solar and home improvement... Read More »