U.S. Foreclosure Activity Down 19 Percent in July 2019, 13th Consecutive Month-Over-Month Decline Foreclosure Starts Increase 6 Percent From Previous Month, Down 14 Percent From Year Ago There were 51,056 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings in July 2019, down 19 percent from June 2019 and down 21 percent from a year ago. Nationally, one in… Read More »
How to Use ATTOM’s Environmental Hazard Data to Verify and Assess the Impact of Natural and Man-Made Hazards When it comes to claims management as an insurer, it’s vital that you have access to real-time, accurate data on the latest natural and man-made hazards. How can you verify that a severe weather event or manmade… Read More »
Don’t Dismiss Data on Foreclosures Foreclosures not on your radar? Maybe they should be. Although national foreclosure figures have been trending steadily downward for years, real estate is a local business. And that means real estate agents and brokers need to be aware of what the foreclosure picture looks like in their area. Because, as… Read More »
Natural disasters are a growing concern for property owners — and their insurers should be equally worried. According to the Insurance Information Institute, losses from natural catastrophes topped $160 billion in just 2018 alone. In total, last year saw 850 disaster-level events worldwide. And the U.S. certainly hasn’t been immune to these happenings. In just… Read More »
With the ATTOM Data Solutions recently released Q2 2019 Home Sales Report, the typical Spring-season price surge was shown to be stronger than usual, with the biggest quarterly gain in three years. The seller profits margins also jumped at one of the fastest rates since 2015, reaching new post-recession highs. A look at the national… Read More »
Think about all the reasons government agencies might need property records – public projects, easements, assessing valuation, even eminent domain issues. Two things are certain whenever governments do need these kinds of records. First, agencies need them to be accurate. Second, they need these records to be delivered as efficiently as possible, because unlike a… Read More »
Parcel boundaries data offers you a rich treasure trove of actionable data as a civil servant. Land deeds and surveys, conducted by land surveyors, map out the parcel boundaries that make up the U.S.. Previously, such data was difficult to organize and access. Interested parties had to spend hours poring over poorly-organized files and convoluted… Read More »
Uncovering the 20 Markets with Seller Returns ATTOM Data Solutions took an early look at home seller gains from April 2019 in 20 markets that are typically of most interest. When looking at home seller gains, ATTOM looks at the difference between the median sales price of homes in a given market in a given quarter… Read More »
ATTOM Data Solutions just released its Q1 2019 Home Flipping report and found that 7.2 percent of all home sales during the first quarter, reached a new high flipping rate, the highest since Q1 2010. The 7.2 percent flipping rate is up from 5.9 percent in the previous quarter and up from 6.7 percent a… Read More »
ATTOM Data Solutions recently released its Q1 2019 Home Sales Report, which broke down various datasets on how the housing market is fairing. The first quarter of 2019 gave insight into median sales prices, seller gains, cash sales, institutional investor sales, REO sales, third party foreclosure auction sales, short sales, total distressed sales and homeownership… Read More »
