Home Sales & Prices
Are We Headed for Another Bursting Housing Bubble in 2017?
Housing prices may be appreciating at a seemingly unsustainable rate once again in some markets around the country, but Christopher Thornberg believes the nation’s economic fundamentals will continue to be much more sound in 2017 than when the market began to implode back in 2005. “There’s no housing bubble. Not even... Read More »
17.3 Million U.S. Homes with Combined Value of $4.9 Trillion in Zip Codes with High Environmental Hazard Risk
Home Values, Long Term Appreciation Lower in High Risk Zip Codes; Underwater Rates, Share of Cash Sales Higher In High Risk Zip Codes IRVINE, Calif. – Feb. 16, 2017 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s largest fused property database, today released its third annual Environmental Hazards Housing Risk Index, which... Read More »
Number of Seriously Underwater Properties Down 1 Million From Year Ago, Down 7.1 Million From Market Bottom in Q1 2012
Number of Equity Rich U.S. Properties Increases by 1.3 Million Compared to a Year Ago; But Equity Lost During Downturn Helping to Keep Average Homeownership Tenure Elevated at Nearly Twice Pre-Recession Levels; IRVINE, Calif. — Feb. 9, 2017 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s largest fused property database, today... Read More »
U.S. Distressed Sale Share Drops to Nine-Year Low in 2016
But Share of Foreclosure Auctions Going to Third-Party Buyers at Record High; U.S. Home Sellers in 2016 Realized Biggest Average Profits Since 2007; 44 Percent of Markets Reached New All-Time Home Price Peaks in 2016 IRVINE, Calif. – Feb. 2, 2017 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s largest fused property database,... Read More »
Why February is the Best Month to Buy a Home
February is almost here, and homeowners willing to go against the grain and buy during a seasonally slow month for real estate, are likely to get the best deal of the year. ATTOM Data Solutions analyzed the numbers and found that over a span of 16 years and more than 50 million single family and condos sales, February is the best month for home... Read More »
Buying More Affordable than Renting in 66 Percent of U.S. Housing Markets
Rents and Home Prices Rising Faster than Wages in Majority of Markets Counties in San Francisco, DC, Key West, Hawaii Top Least Affordable Rental Markets Rents Rising Faster Than Home Prices in San Diego, Orange County, Dallas, San Jose IRVINE, Calif. – Jan. 5, 2017 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s largest fused... Read More »