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Foreclosure Starts Increase in 43 Percent of Local Markets in May, Including 153 Jump in Houston

Foreclosure starts decreased nationwide in May, but 43 percent of local markets posted year-over-year increases in foreclosure starts, counter to the national trend, according to an ATTOM Data Solutions analysis of record-level foreclosure data. Markets with increasing foreclosure starts included Houston, Texas (up 153 percent from a year ago); Los Angeles, California (up 14 percent); Miami,… Read More »

Q2 2018 U.S. Home Affordability Report

Full report will appear here at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time, Thursday, June 21, 2018.

Home Equity Lines of Credit Increase 14 Percent in Q1 2018

Residential Purchase Originations Up 2 Percent, Refinance Originations Down 11 Percent; Co-Buyer Share Up to 17.4 Percent, Down Payments 46 Percent Higher Than Other Buyers; Median Down Payment Increases 27 Percent From Year Ago IRVINE, Calif. – June 14, 2018 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier property database, today released its Q1… Read More »

U.S. Home Flipping Rate Matches Six-Year High in Q1 2018

Average Flipping ROI Near Three-Year Low Despite All-Time High in Gross Flipping Profit; Share of Home Flips Purchased With Financing Increases to 9.5-Year High; Share of Flipped Homes Sold to FHA Buyers Drops to 10-Year Low IRVINE, Calif. – June 7, 2018 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier property database, today released… Read More »

April 2018 Foreclosure Starts Dataset

Where are Foreclosures Starting to Become Prevalent? Every month ATTOM Data Solutions sifts through millions of records to find properties that have received an initial foreclosure notice (NOD, LIS), received a notice scheduling a public auction (NTS, NFS) or has now completed the foreclosure process (REO). In doing so, ATTOM Data is able to look… Read More »

Amazon HQ2 Finalists Ranked by Housing Market Health

Editor’s Note: The interactive table in this article was revised June 1, 2018, to reflect revised rankings that no longer include environmental hazard housing risk because that risk factor was inconsistently calculated across different geographies in the previously published rankings. This change did not impact the ranking of the top-ranked city (Raleigh) or bottom-ranked city (Boston)… Read More »

Top U.S. Department of Veteran Affair Lenders in 2017

In honor of Memorial Day and remembering those who have served and are currently serving, ATTOM Data thought it may be interesting to see the top Veteran Affair (VA) lenders in the nation who are making it easier for our veterans to get financing to purchase a home. No surprise to see Veteran United Home… Read More »

Family Tree of Hottest Homebuyer Last Names in 2017

Home sales nationwide decreased 4 percent in 2017 compared to 2016, but sales to buyers with last names of Lin, Zhang, Wu, Liu and Huang increased by more than 20 percent while sales to buyers with last names of Burns, Porter, Jenkins and Cole decreased by 15 percent or more, according to a new ATTOM… Read More »

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… Read More »

Nevada Leads Nation with Highest Share of Homeowners Likely to Move in Q2 2018

Delaware, Florida, Colorado, Virginia Round Out Top Five ‘Pre-Mover’ States; Top Investment Property Pre-Mover Markets Led by Memphis, Santa Rosa, Indianapolis IRVINE, Calif. – May 17, 2018 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier multi-sourced property database, today released its Q1 2018 Pre-Mover Housing Index, which shows that the highest pre-mover index in… Read More »