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Top 10 Counties with the Largest Annual Increase in Affordability Indexes in Q1 2025
According to ATTOM’s Q1 2025 U.S. Home Affordability Report, in the first quarter of 2025, median-priced single-family homes and condos remain less affordable than historical averages in 97 percent of U.S. counties with sufficient data. This continues a three-year trend in which homeownership demands an unusually high share of wages, as home... Read More »
Top 10 Metros with Biggest Annual Percentage Point Increases in Home Flipping Returns in 2024
According to ATTOM’s Year-End 2024 U.S. Home Flipping Report, 297,885 single-family homes and condos were flipped nationwide in 2024, reflecting a 7.7% decline from 322,782 in 2023 and a 32.4% drop from the recent peak of nearly 441,000 in 2022. As highlighted in the report, the number of investor-flipped homes decreased, with the share of flips... Read More »
Top 10 COUNTIES for Buying Single-Family Rentals in 2025
According to ATTOM’s newly released Q1 2025 Single-Family Rental Market Report, the projected annual gross rental yield for three-bedroom properties across 361 analyzed counties will be 7.45% in 2025. This represents a slight decrease from the 2024 average of 7.52% in the same markets. Rental yields are expected to decline in nearly 60% of these... Read More »
Top 10 U.S. Housing Markets Least At-Risk of Declines in Q4 2024
According to ATTOM’s newly released Q4 2024 Special Housing Risk Report, the most at-risk markets were heavily concentrated in California, Illinois, and New York City area, with some parts of Florida also included. Meanwhile, less vulnerable markets were scattered across different regions of the Northeast, Midwest, and South.... Read More »
Top 10 U.S. Metros with Quarterly Refinance Mortgage Originations on the Rise
ATTOM’s Q4 2024 U.S. Residential Property Mortgage Origination Report shows that in the fourth quarter, 1.64 million mortgages were issued for residential properties (ranging from one to four units) across the United States. This marked a 3% decline from the previous quarter but a 14% increase compared to the same period last year.... Read More »