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.
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3Q Home Flipping Profit Margins Drop to 10-Year Low
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., said home-flipping became more popular in the third quarter—but it wasn’t as profitable.

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.

4th Quarter ‘Zombie’ Foreclosures Decline, But Possible Increase Looms
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., released its fourth-quarter Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report, showing 1.3 million residential properties in the United States sit vacant, representing 1.3 percent, or one in 75 homes, in the U.S.

ATTOM: Foreclosure Activity Sees Uptick as Moratoria Lift
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., said third-quarter foreclosure filings rose by 34 percent from the second quarter and by 68 percent from a year ago.

Home Flipping Up, But Profits at 10-Year Low
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., issued its second-quarter U.S. Home Flipping Report, showing an increase in flipping activity during the quarter but a drop in profit margins.

Foreclosure Activity Increases after Moratorium Ends
Foreclosure activity increased significantly in August after the federal foreclosure moratorium ended July 31, reported ATTOM, Irvine, Calif.

‘Zombie’ Properties Decline as Foreclosure Moratorium Lifts
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., issued its third-quarter Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report showing 1.3 million residential properties in the United States sit vacant.

July Foreclosure Activity Dips Slightly
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., released its July U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, showing 12,483 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings, down 4 percent from a month ago but up 40 percent from a year ago.

Homeowner Equity Surges in 2Q
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., found 34.4 percent of mortgaged residential properties in the United States were considered “equity-rich” in the second quarter, up from 27.5 percent a year before.