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Top 10 U.S. Counties Requiring Highest Percentage of Annualized Wages to Buy a Home
According to ATTOM’s just released Q2 2024 U.S. Home Affordability Report, median-priced single-family homes and condos remained less affordable in the second quarter of 2024 compared to historical averages in 99 percent of counties with sufficient data. This trend, which began in early 2022, indicates that homeownership continues to require... Read More »
Top 10 Counties with Highest Home Flipping Rates in Q1 2024
According to ATTOM’s Q1 2024 U.S. Home Flipping Report, in the first quarter of 2024, 67,817 single-family homes and condominiums were flipped in the United States. These transactions accounted for 8.7 percent, or about one in every twelve home sales, from January through March. ATTOM’s latest home flipping analysis revealed that the proportion... Read More »
Top 10 U.S. Housing Markets Least At-Risk of Declines in Q1 2024
According to ATTOM’s newly released Q1 2024 Special Housing Risk Report, California, New Jersey, and Illinois once again had the highest concentrations of the most at-risk markets in the country, with significant clusters in the New York City and Chicago areas, as well as inland California. Conversely, less vulnerable markets were predominantly... Read More »
Top 10 U.S. Metros with Highest Down Payment Percentage for Home Purchases
According to ATTOM’s Q1 2024 U.S. Residential Property Mortgage Origination Report, a total of 1.28 million mortgages secured by residential properties (comprising 1 to 4 units) were issued in the United States during the first quarter, reflecting a 6.8 percent decrease from the previous quarter. This decline represents the 11th in the last 12... Read More »
Top 10 Zombified ZIPS in Q2 2024
According to ATTOM’s newly released Q2 2024 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report, 1.3 million (1,289,387) residential properties in the United States are vacant. This figure represents approximately 1.3 percent, or one in 79 homes, across the nation, consistent with the rate observed in the first quarter of this year. ATTOM’s latest... Read More »
Top 10 Opportunity Zones with the Highest Median Home Price in Q1 2024
According to ATTOM’s newly released Q1 2024 Opportunity Zones Report, median single-family home and condo prices rose from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 in just 49 percent of Opportunity Zones around the country. However, they still saw annual increases in nearly two-thirds of the Opportunity Zones where sufficient data was available. ATTOM’s latest... Read More »