Author: ATTOM Team
Americans Departing High-Priced Housing Markets for More Affordable Alternatives (Infographic)
Median home prices in Q1 2018 were not affordable for average wage earners in 304 of 446 U.S. counties (68 percent) analyzed in the most recent home affordability report from ATTOM Data Solutions, and on average across those 446 counties an average wage earner would need to spend 37.2 percent of his or her wages to buy a median-priced home. We... Read More »
Tech and Big Data Disrupt the Real Estate Investing Status Quo
In the world of real estate investing, there’s a common challenge that most investors face these days. The first inclination might be to think it’s funding. But much has changed, and in fact improved, in the world of investment property funding since the hangover and recovery from the big crash. The biggest challenge most real estate investors... Read More »
Seriously Underwater U.S. Properties Down 291,000 From Year Ago in Q1 2018, Smallest Annual Decrease Since Tracking Began in Q1 2013
Equity Rich U.S. Properties Down From Peak in Q2 2017, Up From Year Ago; Share of Properties with 20 to 50 Percent Equity Decreases 1.7 Million From Year Ago IRVINE, Calif. — May 3, 2018 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier multi-sourced property database, today released its Q1 2018 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report,... Read More »
A Property Data Reformation for Marketing Lists
When Martin Luther wrote his 95 theses 500 years ago, it sparked a reformation that profoundly changed how Christians interacted with their ultimate source of truth: the Bible. Rather than accessing that truth through the intermediary of the Catholic church – which often added its own layer of explanation on top of the Scriptures —... Read More »
CBx, a new app from Coldwell Banker, uses technology to empower Coldwell Banker agents
Real estate agents continue to play a vital role in real estate. The number of buyers using an agents remains near a 10-year high with 87% of sellers using agents to sell their home, according to the National Association of REALTORS® 2014 survey. As NewsCorp Executive chairman Rupert Murdoch said recently at the 2014 Real Estate Connect,... Read More »
Five Startups Shaking Up the Real Estate Industry
Real estate technology is experiencing a moment. Last year $1 billion was invested in the space, with two companies, Opendoor and Compass hitting a $1 billion valuation. Where there is funding, there are disrupters. These five caught our eye. The type of ingenuity demonstrated by these companies inspired the recent launch of our Jump... Read More »