Mortgage & Finance
U.S. Residential Loan Originations Down 19 Percent in Q4 2017 Led by 34 Percent Drop in Refinance Originations
Santa Rosa, California Posts Biggest Drop Among U.S. Metro Areas; Median Down Payment on Home Purchases Increases 20 Percent From a Year Ago; Construction Loan Originations Up 33 Percent to Two-Year High, Up 345 Percent in Houston IRVINE, Calif. – March 15, 2018 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier property database, today... Read More »
Buying a Home More Affordable Than Renting in 54 Percent of U.S. Markets
But 64 Percent of Population Live in Markets More Affordable to Rent Than Buy; Least Affordable Rental Markets Led by Counties in Northern California, DC, Brooklyn; Most Affordable Rental Markets in Alabama, Illinois, Ohio, Tennessee IRVINE, Calif. – Jan. 11, 2018 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s largest multi-sourced property... Read More »
Which Local Housing Markets Would Be Most Impacted by the GOP Tax Plan?
This post was updated Dec. 18, 2017, to reflect final updates to the bill, most notably the change in the cap for the mortgage interest rate deduction from $500,000 to $750,000. The Republican tax proposal unveiled last week includes two changes to the income tax structure that could potentially have significant impacts on homeowners, and by... Read More »
Median Down Payment for U.S. Homes Purchased in Q3 2017 Increases to a New High of $20,000
Average Down Payment of $76,645 Also at New High Median Down Payment 7.6 Percent of Median Home Price, a 4-Year High; Purchase Loans Up 7 Percent, HELOCs Up 12 Percent, Refis Down 19 Percent from Year Ago IRVINE, Calif. – Dec. 14, 2017 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s largest multi-sourced property database, today released its Q3... Read More »
Alternative Assets Find a Home in Self-Directed Retirement Accounts
With the stock market soaring, it might just be the time to look for alternative assets before a market shift. That’s exactly what’s happening in the world of self-directed IRAs. Taking the reins of your own financial future, investment performance, lifestyle in... Read More »