Author: Christine Stricker
Top 10 U.S. Zip Codes with Highest Shares of Equity-Rich Properties
ATTOM’s just released Q2 2021 U.S. Home Equity and Underwater Report reveals that 34.4 percent of mortgaged residential properties in the U.S. – one in three – were considered equity-rich in Q2 2021. That figure was up from 31.2 percent in Q1 2021 and from 27.5 percent in Q2 2020. Also, according to ATTOM’s latest home equity and underwater... Read More »
Top 10 U.S. Counties with Highest Levels Institutional Investor Activity
According to ATTOM’s newly released Q2 2021 U.S. Home Sales Report, profit margins for home sellers took an unusual dip in the second quarter, but still were far above where were they were in Q2 2020. The report reveals that the typical single-family home and condo sale across the U.S. during Q2 2021 generated a profit of $94,500, up from $90,000... Read More »
Top 10 U.S. Metros with Highest Foreclosure Rates in Q2 2021
ATTOM’s newly released Midyear 2021 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report shows that foreclosure filings in the first six months of 2021 were down 61 percent from the same time period a year ago and down 78 percent from the same time period two years ago. According to ATTOM’s latest foreclosure activity analysis, with just 65,082 U.S. properties with... Read More »
Top 10 U.S. Housing Markets with Fastest Times to Flip
According to ATTOM’s recently released Q1 2021 U.S. Home Flipping Report, both the home flipping rate and gross profits declined nationwide in the first quarter of 2021. With home flips representing just 2.7 percent of all home sales in Q1 2021, the home flipping rate fell to the lowest level since 2000. ATTOM’s latest home flipping market... Read More »
Top 10 U.S. Counties Where Home Price Growth Is Outpacing Wage Growth
ATTOM’s newly released Q2 2021 U.S. Home Affordability Report shows that median home prices of single-family homes and condos in Q2 2021 are less affordable than historical averages in 61 percent of the U.S. counties analyzed. The report noted that figure was up from 48 percent in Q2 2020, to the highest point in two years, as home prices have... Read More »