ATTOM: Home Profits Take Unusual 2Q Dip

ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., said profit margins for home sellers took an unusual dip in the second quarter but still were far above where were they were a year earlier.

Industry Briefs Aug. 5, 2021

CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said its analysis of homebuyer migration trends in 2020 found coastal metro areas in Florida such as Lakeland and Tampa ranking highest, as many moved away from large coastal areas such as New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Homeowner Equity ‘Surges’ During Second Quarter

ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., found 34.4 percent of mortgaged residential properties in the United States were considered “equity-rich” in the second quarter, up from 27.5 percent a year before.

MBA: Multifamily Lending Hits $360 Billion in 2020

Last year 2,140 different multifamily lenders provided a total of $359.7 billion in new mortgages for apartment buildings with five or more units, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported.