Mortgage & Finance

73 Percent of Markets Less Affordable Than a Year Ago; Eight of 10 Highest-Priced Counties Post Negative Net Migration in 2017 IRVINE, Calif. – March 29, 2018 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier property database, today released its Q1 2018 U.S. Home Affordability Report, which shows that median home prices in Q1… Read More »

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 »

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 database, today released… Read More »

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… Read More »

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,… Read More »

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It might seem like a strange idea but buried in an old piece of legislation designed to help coal miners is a magical key which can potentially open the ownership door for millions of new homebuyers. The idea is called “shared equity” and there’s reason to think that its time has come. More than 16… Read More »

Rate Up in 53 Percent of Local Markets Led by Metros in Louisiana, New York, Alabama; Dollar Volume of Flipper Financing Rises to Nearly 10-Year High of $4.4 Billion IRVINE, Calif. – Sept. 14, 2017 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s largest multi-sourced property database, today released its Q2 2017 U.S. Home Flipping… Read More »

Median Down Payment Percentage Rises to Nearly Three-Year High; Highest Co-Borrower Share in San Jose, Miami, Seattle, Southern California and Portland; Purchase Loan Dollar Volume at 10-Year High, Refinance Dollar Volume Down 32 Percent; IRVINE, Calif. – Sept. 7, 2017 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s largest multi-sourced property database, today released its… Read More »