Rising Home Prices Spur Record Home Seller Profits

Home sellers benefited from rapidly rising home prices in 2021, with profits rising in more than 90 percent of U.S. markets to record levels, said ATTOM, Irvine, Calif.

ATTOM: Foreclosure Activity Falls to Record Low

ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., released its Year-End 2021 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows foreclosure filings fell to their lowest level since 2005.

Housing Affordability Concerns Intensify

Reports from First American Financial Corp., Santa Ana, Calif., and ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., show rising home prices and inflation are taking a bigger bite out of housing affordability entering the new year.

3Q Equity-Rich Properties Soar to New Highs

ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., said a record 39.5 percent of mortgaged residential properties in the United States were considered equity-rich in the third quarter.