Foreclosure activity hits lowest point in 15 years

There were a total of 48,004 properties with foreclosure filings in February 2020, the lowest number since Attom began tracking the data in April 2005. Continue reading

Home affordability modestly improves in first quarter of 2020

Median home prices were still unaffordable for 66 percent of U.S. counties in Q1 2020, but that number decreased from 70.4 percent in Q4 2019. Continue reading

Refis up 104% year-over-year

Residential refinance mortgages more than doubled in Q4 2019, bringing them to their highest point in nearly seven years. Continue reading

Rental returns decreased in 59% of counties over the last year

The average annual gross rental yield thus far for 2020 is also down to 8.4 percent from an average yield of 8.6 percent in 2019. Continue reading

Attom Data Solutions launches national building permit database

Attom Data Solutions’ building permit database includes information for more than 200 million residential and commercial properties in the United States. Continue reading

Flipped home sales rose in 2019, but profits dropped

House flips reached their highest point since 2006 last year, but the business of home flipping saw its worst year since the Great Recession, with returns hitting an 8-year low. Continue reading

Flipped home sales rose in 2019, but profits dropped

House flips reached their highest point since 2006 last year, but the business of home flipping saw its worst year since the Great Recession, with returns hitting an 8-year low. Continue reading

Vacant zombie foreclosures see modest uptick in Q1

The number of vacant homes in foreclosure increased by about 0.1 percent in Q1 2020, according to a report by Attom Data Solutions. Continue reading

Home prices increase in almost half of opportunity zones

A new report from Attom Data Solutions shows that 47 percent of qualified opportunity zones saw median home prices rise more than the national increase of 9.4 percent year-over-year. Continue reading