Data Solutions
Top 5 Mortgage Data Providers
***This article was originally written in 2021, but has been updated for 2025 to reflect new solution providers*** Mortgage data powers a range of solutions for real estate professionals and associated industries. Whether you’re a real estate broker looking to provide advice and guidance to your clients or a refinancing lender looking to target... Read More »
A Quick Guide to Real Estate AVMs
Not All Automated Valuation Models (AVMs) Are the Same At the heart of every home sale or mortgage deal is the need for an accurate estimate of the property’s value. And the real estate and mortgage industries have increasingly relied on automated valuation models or AVMs to estimate property values. The best AVMs will estimate a home’s value... Read More »
An In-Depth Look at Florida’s Real Estate Market Using ATTOM
Key Insights on Foreclosures, Affordability, Home Prices, and Sales Trends Florida, the Sunshine State, presents a dynamic real estate market influenced by various factors, including economic cycles, migration patterns, and natural disasters. Using data from ATTOM, we explore key aspects such as foreclosures, affordability, home prices, and... Read More »
A Comprehensive Look at ATTOM’s Boundary Data: Types, Benefits & Use Cases
At the core of every home sale, mortgage, refinancing or property assessment are boundary lines. Most obviously, parcel boundaries are needed to create maps and see the location and shape of a property. But boundary data is crucial for compiling key data on individual properties and putting that data into context. Boundaries are all important for... Read More »
The Importance of Transaction Transparency in Real Estate
[PART 2] In today’s market, real estate professionals need to be just that — professional. That means more than giving the tour, explaining the steps involved in buying and selling a home and giving clients a to-do list to meet deadlines. Agents increasingly will be required to demonstrate their value by helping clients make sound decisions... Read More »
Post-Sitzer/Burnett: How NAR’s Settlement Redefines Broker Compensation and Real Estate
[PART 1] A landmark federal case this year upended decades-long practices in how real estate brokers are paid. In the spring, the National Association of Realtors and several of America’s largest residential brokerages agreed to settle the Sitzer/Burnett antitrust lawsuit brought by home sellers in Missouri. The settlement is significant in that... Read More »