ATTOM: Home Prices in Opportunity Zones See Annual Increases

ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., said nearly half of Opportunity Zones saw median home prices rise more than the national increase of 9.4 percent from fourth quarter 2018 to fourth quarter 2019.

Redfin Forecast: ‘The Mother of All Inventory Crunches’

Despite a strong start to the 2020 housing market, Redfin, Seattle, said a deepening shortage of homes for sale and surging homebuyer demand are set to push prices up at the fastest rate in years.

Homes For Sale at 7-Year Low

Zillow, Seattle, said for-sale homes in the U.S. fell to their lowest point in seven years in December, with no signs of improving any time soon.

Home Prices, Values Up; Inventories Down; Credit Scores Improve

Zillow, Seattle, said despite slowing home price growth, home buyers are still feeling the pinch because of low housing inventories and rising rents. In a separate report, Redfin, Seattle, said home price value continued to accelerate, reaching their highest levels since July 2018.

November Existing Home Sales Drop 1.7%

Existing home sales fell in November, the National Association of Realtors reported yesterday, putting a damper on what had otherwise been a strong month for housing market performance.

Home Reports: Prices Up, Inventories Down

Home sales, which lagged during the first part of 2019, continued their recent rebound with another strong month in October, said RE/MAX, Denver.

September Home Price Reports: Your Results May Vary

CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said September home price growth slowed nationally to 3.5% from a year ago and to 0.4% from August. However, a separate report from Black Knight, Jacksonville, Fla., said September national home price appreciation saw its largest single-month increase in nearly two years.

Veros Sees U.S. Real Estate Appreciation Up 3.7% by Q3 2020

Veros Real Estate Solutions, Santa Ana, Calif., released its third quarter forecast, project average appreciation rate for residential real estate in the nation’s largest 100 housing markets to increase by 3.7 percent through September 2020, unchanged from the first and second quarters this year.