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 »
This post was updated Dec. 18, 2017, to reflect final updates to the bill, most notably the change in the cap for the mortgage interest rate deduction from $500,000 to $750,000. The Republican tax proposal unveiled last week includes two changes to the income tax structure that could potentially have significant impacts on homeowners, and by... Read More »
Average Down Payment of $76,645 Also at New High Median Down Payment 7.6 Percent of Median Home Price, a 4-Year High; Purchase Loans Up 7 Percent, HELOCs Up 12 Percent, Refis Down 19 Percent from Year Ago IRVINE, Calif. – Dec. 14, 2017 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s largest multi-sourced property database, today released its Q3... Read More »
YTD 2017 Home Flips Still on Pace to Equal 10-Year High 0f 2016; Lowest Ratio of Flips Per Investor Since Q2 2008 IRVINE, Calif. – Dec. 7, 2017 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s largest multi-sourced property database, today released its Q3 2017 U.S. Home Flipping Report, which shows that single family homes and condos flipped in... Read More »
Highest-Yielding Zip Codes in Atlanta, Houston, Central Florida and Dallas; Institutional Investor Purchase Share Down Nationwide, Up in 37 Percent of Zip Codes; IRVINE, Calif. – Oct. 19, 2017 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s largest multi-sourced property database, today released its Q3 2017 Single Family Rental Market report,... Read More »
Median Down Payment Percentage Rises to Nearly Three-Year High; Highest Co-Borrower Share in San Jose, Miami, Seattle, Southern California and Portland; Purchase Loan Dollar Volume at 10-Year High, Refinance Dollar Volume Down 32 Percent; IRVINE, Calif. – Sept. 7, 2017 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s largest multi-sourced property... Read More »
Average Annual Property Tax was $3,296, an Effective Tax Rate of 1.15 Percent; Highest Effective Tax Rates in New Jersey, Illinois, Texas, New Hampshire, Vermont; Owner-Occupied Properties Register Higher Effective Tax Rates Than Investment Properties IRVINE, Calif. – April 6, 2017 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s... Read More »