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Profit Margins on Home Sales Continue to Drop in First Quarter
Typical home sales profit margin fell to 50 percent, from peak of 64 percent in 2022; Home sales prices remain near historic highs IRVINE, Calif. – Apr. 24, 2025 – ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, today released its first quarter 2025 U.S. Home Sales Report, which shows that homeowners, on average,... Read More »
Top 10 U.S. Counties with Highest Effective Property Tax Rates in 2024
According to ATTOM’s 2024 Property Tax Analysis for 85.7 million U.S. single-family homes, $357.5 billion in taxes were levied in 2024—down 1.6% from 2023. https://www.attomdata.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2024_U_S_Property_Tax_Insights.mp4 WATCH: ATTOM #figuresfriday Top 10 U.S. Counties with Highest Effective Property Tax Rates in 2024... Read More »
Average Property Tax Amount on Single-Family Homes Up 5.8 Percent Across U.S. in 2024
Home Values Rose and Effective Tax Rates Fell; The Average Single-Family Home Property Tax Bill Rose 6 Percent, to $4,300; Highest Tax Rates Remain in the Northeast and Midwest IRVINE, Calif. — April 17, 2025 – Updated July 2025: This version includes newly added 2024 property tax data for New York. Figures at the national, state, and metro... Read More »
The Ultimate Guide to U.S. Parcel Boundary
Parcel boundaries are fundamentally important in real estate. Without boundary lines, there’s nothing to define the property and thus nothing to own or to sell. A parcel boundary is also a key starting point when aggregating property data. Without precisely drawn parcel lines, the data has no frame of reference. So, without first establishing... Read More »
Top 10 U.S. Housing Markets with the Most Foreclosure Starts in March 2025
According to ATTOM’s newly released Q1 and March 2025 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, there were a total of 35,890 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings in March 2025. That figure was up 11 percent from February 2025 and up 9 percent from March 2024. https://www.attomdata.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/March_2025_Foreclosure_Insights.mp4... Read More »
U.S. Foreclosure Activity Increases Quarterly in Q1 2025
Foreclosure Starts See Quarterly Increase of 14 Percent; Bank Repossessions Up 8 Percent from Previous Quarter Summary: Total Q1 Filings: 93,953 — Up 11% QoQ, Down 2% YoY Foreclosure Starts (Q1): 68,794 — Up 14% QoQ, Up 2% YoY March Filings: 35,890 — Up 11% MoM, Up 9% YoY REO Activity: 10,000+ repossessions — Up 8% QoQ, Down 4% YoY Avg Time to... Read More »