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Optimal Blue: Homebuyer Credit Score Reaches High of 737
Optimal Blue, Plano, Texas, released its March 2024 Originations Market Monitor report, finding that the average homebuyer credit score--at 737--is the highest since the firm began tracking the data in 2018.
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ATTOM Finds Foreclosure Filings Rise in First Quarter
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., found 95,349 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings during the first quarter, up 3 percent from the previous quarter but down less than 1 percent from a year ago.
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RealPage Q1 Apartment Results: Supply Side Dominates Story
RealPage, Richardson Texas, reported that a major influx of apartment supply is continuing to temper rent and occupancy figures in the quarter.