Real Estate Investing
U.S. Property Taxes Levied on Single Family Homes in 2017 Increased 6 Percent to More Than $293 Billion
Average Property Tax Was $3,399, Up 3 Percent and Effective Tax Rate of 1.17 Percent; Highest Effective Tax Rates in New Jersey, Illinois, Vermont, Texas, New Hampshire; Average Property Taxes Nearly Twice as High in Politically Blue Counties as in Red Counties IRVINE, Calif. – April 5, 2018 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier... Read More »
ATTOM Data Solutions Ranks Best Counties for Buying Single Family Rentals in 2018
Highest Potential SFR Returns in Baltimore, Macon, Montgomery, Detroit, Atlanta; Report Also Identifies Best SFR Growth Markets and Best Low Risk-High Return SFR Markets IRVINE, Calif. – March 22, 2018 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier property database, today released its Q1 2018 Single Family Rental Market report, which... Read More »U.S. Foreclosure Activity Drops to 12-Year Low in 2017
But New York Foreclosure Auctions, New Jersey REOs Both at 11-Year High; Biggest Backlogs of Legacy Foreclosures in New York, New Jersey, Florida IRVINE, Calif. – Jan. 18, 2018 – ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s largest multi-sourced property database, today released its Year-End 2017 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows... Read More »
The Off-Market Housing Market
There’s a strange omission from the long list of industries vanquished, disrupted, and dismantled by the Internet. Retail chains are closing, cabs are not being hailed, and hotel rooms are going empty. But amid the rumble and ruin of traditional commerce, multiple listing services (MLS) remain remarkably impervious to disruption. That isn’t... Read More »
7 Habits of Highly Effective Home Flippers
Home flippers are getting squeezed by an increasingly competitive housing market where it’s harder to stick to the tried-and-true mantra for real estate investors: buy low and sell high. While it’s easy to sell the homes they are flipping, at often at a premium above asking price, the problem is finding properties to buy at a deep... Read More »