ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., said more than two-thirds of homes in government-designated “Opportunity Zones” saw positive price growth in the first quarter—that is, before the economic effects of the coronavirus took effect.
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ATTOM: Pre-COVID-19, Steady Rates for Equity-Rich Homeowners
ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., said data gathered before the impact of the coronavirus pandemic showed equity-rich American homeowners dipped slightly in the first quarter, even as the share of seriously underwater homeowners edged up.
ATTOM: Home Sellers Saw Average Price Gain of $67,100 in 1Q
ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., released its First-Quarter 2020 U.S. Home Sales Report, which showed home sellers nationwide realized a home price gain of $67,100 on the typical sale, up from $66,264 in the fourth quarter and up from $59,000 a year ago.
ATTOM: March Foreclosure Report Reflects Calm Before the Storm
ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., released its quarterly U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which showed 156,253 U.S. properties with a foreclosure filing during the first quarter, up 42 percent from the previous quarter but down 3 percent from a year ago.
ATTOM: 2019 Property Taxes Rise to $306 Billion
ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., reported property taxes levied on more than 86 million single-family homes in 2019 totaled $306.4 billion, up 1 percent from $304.6 billion in 2018—the smallest increase in three years.
Reports Examine Which Housing Markets Could See Coronavirus Impact
Several new reports take a look at how—and where—the coronavirus pandemic could most affect U.S. housing markets. Below is a recap.
ATTOM: February Foreclosure Activity at Record Low
ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., reported 48,004 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions — in February, the lowest number of total foreclosure filings recorded it began tracking in April 2005.
ATTOM: Home Affordability Reaches Two-Year High
ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., said owning a median-priced home in the first quarter– costing $252,500 – consumes 31.1 percent of the national average wage, down from 31.4 percent in the fourth quarter and 31.6 percent a year ago to the lowest percentage since fourth quarter.
ATTOM: 4Q Refinances More than Double
ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., reported 1.27 million refinance mortgages secured by residential property originated in the fourth quarter, up 20 percent from the third quarter and up by 104 percent from a year ago to the highest point since third quarter 2013.
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