Real Estate News – Recent Articles
What Is Property Vesting? A Complete Guide to Vesting Data in Real Estate
Summary Property vesting defines how ownership is legally structured. While most real estate data focuses on who owns a property, vesting explains how that ownership behaves. That distinction influences transfers, risk, and decision-making across lending, investing, and analytics. Understanding vesting data adds critical context to property... Read More »
Special Analysis: How Pricing, Renovation Costs and Timing Shaped Returns in Q1 2026
Fix-and-flip performance in Q1 2026 came down to one key factor: how much room investors had between what they paid, what they spent and what they sold for. ATTOM put together a special analysis with Backflip to examine how deals actually penciled out across six major markets. By pairing average purchase and resale prices with construction... Read More »
Assessor Values: What They Reveal About Future Housing Shifts
Contents How Assessor Values Are Calculated Assessor Values Vs. Market Values The Assessor Value Gap Widening Gaps Matter Neighborhood Changes and Lags in Assessor Data Using the Assessor Value Gap To Avoid Declining Markets Identifying Neighborhoods Before They Trend ATTOM’s Assessor Data as a Decision Metric FAQs Most investors and property... Read More »
Seriously Underwater Mortgages – Q1 2026 State Rankings
What Is the Share of Seriously Underwater Mortgages in Q1 2026? In the first quarter of 2026, the percentage of seriously underwater properties across the U.S. increased quarterly and annually. Percentage of Seriously Underwater Properties: 3.2 percent of mortgaged residential properties, where the combined estimated loan balances are at least 25... Read More »
ATTOM’s Nexus: Why Data Discovery Matters Before You Commit
Contents What Is ATTOM Nexus? The Risks of Data Uncertainty Productivity Benefits of Data Discovery Before Commitment The Value of Self-Service Property Intelligence The ATTOM Difference It’s easy to find a property data provider. It’s much harder to know whether the data will actually meet your needs once it’s in your system. Too often,... Read More »