Second-Quarter Home Seller Profits Rise to 36%

ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., said its second-quarter 2020 U.S. Home Sales Report showed home sellers nationwide realized a gain of $75,971 on the typical sale, up from the $66,500 in the first quarter and from $65,250 a year ago.

Housing Finance Roundup: July 13, 2020

MBA NewsLink summarizes more than half a dozen new reports from Redfin; Zillow; First American Financial Corp.; Fitch Ratings; ATTOM Data Solutions; and Black Knight.

ATTOM: Home Affordability Increases in 2Q

ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif, said its second-quarter U.S. Home Affordability Report showed median home prices of single-family homes and condos became more affordable than historical averages in 49 percent of U.S. counties, up from 31 percent a year ago.

Housing Finance Roundup

This week has produced more housing finance reports than you can shake a stick at. Here’s a roundup and summary of what’s happening of reports from Ellie Mae; ATTOM Data Solutions; Redfin; Radian Inc.; TransUnion; Black Knight; Zillow; and PayNearMe.

Pre-COVID-19, Opportunity Zones See Strong Home Price Growth

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.

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.