
2024 Saw Lowest Percentage of Cash Purchases in Three Years, Redfin Finds
Redfin, Seattle, reported that the percentage of U.S. home purchases made in cash fell to 32.6% in 2024, a three-year low.

MISMO Calls for Industry Input in Development of New Tool to Simplify Standards Adoption
MISMO, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, announced that it is seeking public comment on artifacts introduced or updated to support creation of Unique Identifiers (Unique ID) for the MISMO Reference Model. The 60-day public comment period will run through April 21, 2025.

Zombie Foreclosures Still Quite Low in Q1
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., released its first-quarter 2025 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report, finding that 1.4 million residential homes in the U.S. are vacant.