Real Estate Trends
U.S. Home Affordability Drops to Lowest Level in 10 Years
Home Prices Less Affordable Than Historic Averages In 78 Percent of Local Markets; 30 Percent of Population in Markets Requiring $100,000+ in Annual Income to Buy a Home IRVINE, Calif. – Oct., 4, 2018 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier property database, today released its Q3 2018 U.S. Home Affordability Report, which shows... Read More »
U.S. Foreclosure Activity Increases 9 Percent in August 2018 From Previous Month, Still Down 7 Percent From Year Ago
Bank Repossessions Up 14 Percent From Previous Month, Down 1 Percent From Year Ago Foreclosure Starts Up 9 Percent From Previous Month, Down 6 Percent From Year Ago There were 70,166 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings in August 2018, up 9 percent from July but still down 7 percent from a year ago, according to the latest ATTOM Data... Read More »
Home Price Appreciation in Highest-Risk Natural Hazard Cities 1.7 Times the Overall Market Rate Over Last Decade
But Highest-Risk Cities for Floods, Hurricanes and Wildfires Underperformed Overall Market; Foreclosure and Negative Equity Rates Above-Market Average in Highest-Risk Flood Cities IRVINE, Calif. – Sept. 20, 2018 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier property database, today released its 2018 U.S. Natural Hazard Housing Risk... Read More »
U.S. Refinance Originations Drop to Four-Year Low in Q2 2018
Editor’s Note: this report was updated on Sept. 13, 2018, after the original publication with revised loan origination data. For more details on the revisions contact christine.stricker@attomdata.com. IRVINE, Calif. – Sept. 13, 2018 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier property database, today released its Q2 2018 U.S.... Read More »
Best Neighborhoods for Flipping Homes
For its 2018 Neighborhood Housing Index, ATTOM Data Solutions analyzed potential home flipping returns in 3,573 neighborhoods with sufficient home flipping data. Overall, the best neighborhoods for potential home flipping returns were those with an F rating, followed by D, C and B rated neighborhoods. Neighborhoods with an A rating offered the... Read More »
U.S. Home Flipping Returns Drop to Nearly Four-Year Low in Q2 2018
Home Flipping Rate Down From Previous Quarter and a Year Ago; Share of Financed Flips Down from Nearly 10-Year High a Year Ago; 32 Percent of Flips Acquired Via Distressed Sale, Down From 68 Percent Peak in Q1 2010 IRVINE, Calif. – Sept. 6, 2018 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier property database, today released its Q2 2018... Read More »