Real Estate News – Recent Articles
U.S. Foreclosure Activity Sees Notable Increase in January 2024
Completed Foreclosures (REOs) Increase Monthly in 19 States; Foreclosure Starts Up Monthly and Annually Nationwide IRVINE, Calif. — February 13, 2024 — ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property, and real estate data, today released its January 2024 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 33,270 U.S. properties with... Read More »
Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine-Learning Are the Cornerstones of Prosperous Real Estate Portfolios
“The only way for investors to achieve sustained outperformance relative to the market and their peers is if they have a unique ability to uncover material facts that are almost completely unknown to everybody else.” — Mark J. Higgins, CFA, CFP, CFA Institute The best investors have an uncanny ability to identify undervalued stocks — the... Read More »
ATTOM CEO Rob Barber Recognized as Top Executive for 2024 Among Swanepoel Power 200
Barber selected for the fourth consecutive year among the most powerful and influential leaders and executives in the residential real estate industry. IRVINE, Calif. – Feb. 6, 2024 — ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property, and real estate data, is pleased to announce that its Chief Executive Officer, Rob Barber, has once again been selected... Read More »
Home Equity Down Slightly Across U.S. During Fourth Quarter But Remains Strong
Equity-Rich Portion of Mortgaged Homes Decreases While Seriously Underwater Level Rises; Overall Equity for Homeowners Also Ticks Downward Amid Decline in Home Values; But Nearly 95 Percent of Mortgaged Homeowners Still Have Equity Built Up IRVINE, Calif. — Feb. 1, 2024 — ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property, and real estate data, today... Read More »
Real Estate and Artificial Intelligence – The Fakes and the Risks
How AI integrates into the real estate sector is still a question to be answered. Judging by the uptick in the proptech sector and API-based data solutions, AI seems to be the rocket fuel the real estate sector has been looking for. But there’s a catch. AI-powered solutions are facilitating streamlined property searches. They offer neighborhood... Read More »
Cash is King: The Top 10 MSAs Purchased with Cash in 2023
In 2023, the trend of purchasing homes with cash continued to rise across various Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in the United States, with particular regions outpacing the national average by a significant margin. In looking at ATTOM’s 2023 Year-End Home Sales report, these top 10 MSAs with the highest percentage of cash sales in 2023... Read More »