ATTOM IDs Areas With Highest Concentration of ‘At-Risk’ Markets

ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., released a Special Housing Risk Report, highlighting that California, New Jersey/New York and Illinois are the areas with the most at-risk housing markets in the country, meaning they are more vulnerable to declines based on home affordability, underwater mortgages and other metrics.

Redfin: Florida, California Homeowners See More Insurance Changes

Redfin, Seattle, recently reported 70.3% of Florida homeowners and 51% of California homeowners say they or the area they live in have been affected by rising home insurance costs or changes to coverage over the past year.

MBA Chart of the Week: Year over Year Change in Purchase Applications

According to data from MBA’s State Monthly Activity Report (SMAR), purchase applications grew for 14 consecutive months until the impacts of COVID-19 slowed activity to a 2 percent decline in March. Most of the decline was likely in the last two weeks of the month, when many states enacted restrictions on non-essential business and social activity.