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To Finance or Not to Finance Home Flips (Infographic)
Nearly 35 percent of all homes flipped in 2017 were purchased by the flipper with financing, a nine-year high, according to ATTOM Data Solutions. While financing flips may be attractive given that — in theory — it allows investors to leverage their capital to get a better return and do more flips, that theory does not quite work out according to... 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 »
A Property Data Reformation for Marketing Lists
When Martin Luther wrote his 95 theses 500 years ago, it sparked a reformation that profoundly changed how Christians interacted with their ultimate source of truth: the Bible. Rather than accessing that truth through the intermediary of the Catholic church – which often added its own layer of explanation on top of the Scriptures —... 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 »
Elevating Real Estate Data to the Cloud
Harnessing the power of the atom was a historic event in world history. While the use of atomic energy is debatable and the pursuit of clean fusion remains elusive, the fact is splitting the atom was a game changer – unleashing exponentially larger energy potential than ever before possible, as well as the promise of a whole new frontier of... Read More »
54 Percent of U.S. Metros Post Median Home Prices Above Pre-Recession Peaks in Q1 2018
Houston, Dallas, Denver, San Jose, San Antonio Prices 50+ Percent Above Previous Peaks; Average U.S. Homeownership Tenure Posts Biggest Quarterly Drop Since Q4 2008; Report Includes Analysis of High-End Sales in Wake of Tax Reform IRVINE, Calif. – April 19, 2018 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier property database, today... Read More »