Home Sales & Prices
How Much Money Do You Need for a Home Down Payment?
Did you know that the median home down payment with financing in Q4 2017 was $18,000? This is down from a record high $19,100 in the previous quarter but up 20 percent from $14,950 in Q4 2016. If you are looking to buy a home, do you know how much home down payment you will need? Many factors come into play but one major factor depends where you... Read More »
Seriously Underwater U.S. Properties Down 291,000 From Year Ago in Q1 2018, Smallest Annual Decrease Since Tracking Began in Q1 2013
Equity Rich U.S. Properties Down From Peak in Q2 2017, Up From Year Ago; Share of Properties with 20 to 50 Percent Equity Decreases 1.7 Million From Year Ago IRVINE, Calif. — May 3, 2018 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier multi-sourced property database, today released its Q1 2018 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report,... Read More »
Where Cash is Still King!
Recently ATTOM Data Solutions released its Q1 2018 U.S. Home Sales Report, which showed that median home prices in 57 of 105 metropolitan statistical areas were above their pre-recession home price peaks but what about those areas where cash sales of homes are still going strong? Here is just a snippet of the Top 10 major metro areas (population... Read More »
May is the Best Month to Sell a Home Nationwide. Here’s the Best Month to Sell in Your Local Market
May is the best month to sell a home, according to a new ATTOM Data Solutions analysis of 14.7 million home sales from 2011 to 2017, which shows that homeowners selling in May realized the biggest premiums above estimated market value — 5.9 percent on average — of any month. The best day of the year to sell a home is June 28, with an average... Read More »
Progressive Farmer; Five Safest Places to Live in Rural America
ATTOM Data would like to congratulate one of our longterm clients, The Progressive Farmer, on one of their latest stories, 5 Safest Counties to Live in Rural America. Every month Progressive Farmer talks about the unique challenges and joys of living in the country. They provide advice on almost every aspect of country living from... Read More »