ATTOM: 2019 Property Taxes Rise to $306 Billion

ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., reported property taxes levied on more than 86 million single-family homes in 2019 totaled $306.4 billion, up 1 percent from $304.6 billion in 2018—the smallest increase in three years.

ATTOM: February Foreclosure Activity at Record Low

ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., reported 48,004 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions — in February, the lowest number of total foreclosure filings recorded it began tracking in April 2005.

ATTOM: 4Q Refinances More than Double

ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., reported 1.27 million refinance mortgages secured by residential property originated in the fourth quarter, up 20 percent from the third quarter and up by 104 percent from a year ago to the highest point since third quarter 2013.

2019 Home-Flipping Reaches 8-Year High; Returns at 8-Year Low

ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., released its year-end 2019 U.S. Home Flipping Report, which showed 245,864 single family homes and condos in the United States flipped in 2019, up 2 percent from 2018 to the highest point since 2006.

ATTOM: ‘Zombie’ Foreclosures Up to 3.1% Nationwide

ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., said 1.52 million U.S. single-family homes and condos in the United States were vacant in the first quarter, representing 1.5 percent of all homes.

ATTOM: 2019 Average Home Seller Profits at Record $65,500

ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., said home sellers nationwide in 2019 realized a home price gain of $65,500 on the typical sale, up from $58,100 last year and up from $50,027 two years ago.

ATTOM: 2019 U.S. Foreclosure Activity at 15-Year Low

ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., released its Year-End 2019 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which showed foreclosure filings fell by 21 percent from 2018 and by 83 percent from a year ago.

Buying More Affordable than Renting in 53% of Housing Markets

ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., said its 2020 Rental Affordability Report showed owning a median-priced, three-bedroom home is more affordable than renting a three-bedroom property in 455, or 53 percent, of the 855 U.S. counties analyzed.

Home Equity Up; Negative Equity Down

Two recent reports show equity-rich properties have increased strongly this year, while the number of properties with negative equity continue to fall.