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A Quick Guide to Real Estate AVMs
Not All Automated Valuation Models (AVMs) Are the Same At the heart of every home sale or mortgage deal is the need for an accurate estimate of the property’s value. And the real estate and mortgage industries have increasingly relied on automated valuation models or AVMs to estimate property values. The best AVMs will estimate a home’s value... Read More »
Top 10 U.S. Metros Leading the Yearly Growth in Purchase Mortgage Originations
ATTOM’s Q1 2026 U.S. Residential Property Mortgage Origination Report shows that overall lending activity slowed as persistently high home prices and elevated mortgage rates continued to weigh on buyer demand. The loan origination analysis revealed that lenders originated 1.57 million mortgages backed by one- to four-unit residential properties... Read More »
Loans for Home Purchase at 12-Year Low
Home purchase lending falls 19 percent quarter-over-quarter to 581,261 loans; Total residential mortgage originations decline 13 percent to 1.57 million IRVINE, Calif. – May 28, 2026 — ATTOM, the leading provider of property data, AI-powered intelligence, and real estate analytics solutions, today released its U.S. Residential Property Mortgage... Read More »
The Best AVMs in Real Estate: 4 of the Top AVM Providers
Whether you’re a property investor or a real estate agent, property value estimates are likely a key part of your day-to-day business as a real estate professional. As such, you may already use an Automated Valuation Model to estimate property values. However, with various options at your fingertips you want to make sure you understand how an AVM... Read More »
Ana Flor Named Winner of the HR Leadership Award for the 2026 Merit Awards for Human Resources
Flor recognized among those redefining workplace culture, talent management, employee engagement, leadership development, and the future of work IRVINE, Calif. – May 26, 2026 – ATTOM, the leading provider of property data, AI-powered intelligence, and real estate analytics solutions, is pleased to announce that Ana Flor, Chief People... Read More »
Zombie Foreclosure Rates by State – Q2 2026
What Is the Current Percentage of Zombie Foreclosures in the U.S.? In the second quarter of 2026, the share of zombie foreclosures across the United States remained a small portion of properties in the foreclosure process. Residential Properties Nationwide in the Process of Foreclosure: 245,376 Percentage of Zombie Foreclosures: 3.4 percent of... Read More »