Real Estate News – Recent Articles
U.S. Foreclosure Activity Decreases 15 Percent in Q1 2019 to Lowest Levels Since Q1 2008
Foreclosure Activity Below Pre-Recession Levels in 60 Percent of U.S. Markets; Foreclosure Starts Up Seven Percent From a Year Ago; Average Foreclosure Timeline Increases 5 Percent From Last Year IRVINE, Calif. – April 11, 2019 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier property database and first property data provider of... Read More »
Secure your Mortgage Portfolio by Leveraging ATTOM’s Property Tax Data
More than $14 billion in property taxes goes unpaid every year, according to research from the National Tax Lien Association. And those delinquencies can have a ripple effect across the mortgage industry, from anticipating mortgage delinquencies to affecting the portfolios of lenders and servicers. These hazards and risks can be mitigated,... Read More »
Top 10 Metros with The Lowest Property Tax Rates
This week ATTOM Data Solutions released its 2018 Property Tax Analysis. In addition to featuring the total amount of property taxes levied on single family homes in 2018 ($304.6 billion), the report showed that the average property tax amount on single family homes in 2018 was $3,498 – an effective tax rate of 1.16 percent. That number is up 3... Read More »
U.S. Property Taxes Levied on Single Family Homes in 2018 Increased 4 Percent to More Than $304 Billion
Average Property Tax Was $3,498, Up 3 Percent and Effective Tax Rate of 1.16 Percent; Highest Effective Tax Rates in New Jersey, Illinois, Texas, Vermont, Connecticut IRVINE, Calif. – April 4, 2019 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier property database and first property data provider of Data-as-a-Service (DaaS), today released... Read More »
ATTOM Data Solutions Selected by HousingWire as 2019 Tech100 Winner
ATTOM DaaS recognized as impactful technology in the housing industry pushing the edge of innovation to move markets forward. IRVINE, Calif. – April 1, 2019 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier property database and first property data provider of Data-as-a-Service (DaaS), is pleased to announce it has been named once again by... Read More »
Top 10 Counties with The Worst Home Affordability
This week ATTOM Data Solutions released its Q1 2019 U.S. Home Affordability Index, which shows that median-priced homes were not affordable for average wage earners in the first quarter of 2019 in 71 percent of the U.S. housing markets. Affordability for average wage earners was determined by calculating the amount of income needed to make... Read More »