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Home Prices Rise Annually Across Most Opportunity-Zone Redevelopment Areas

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Median Prices Rise Year-Over-Year in Two-Thirds of Zones Targeted for Tax Breaks ATTOM Data Solutions recently released its second special report analyzing qualified Opportunity Zones established by Congress in the Tax Cuts and Jobs act of 2017. In this report, ATTOM looked at nearly 3,700 zones with enough sales data to analyze, which included home sales prices with at least five home sales in each quarter from 2005 through the

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Winter Is the Best Time to Buy a Home

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You may be surprised to learn that buyers willing to close the day after Christmas realize biggest discounts. December offers more than holiday retail discounts. It’s also the month that includes the only three days of the year to offer discounts below estimated market value to homebuyers. According to a recently released ATTOM Data Solutions report on the best days of the year to buy a home, December wins at

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A Chance Opportunity Becomes a Lifetime of Success

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Don Wenner has enjoyed many successes, but it all started with an unexpected opportunity that he accepted. Sometimes the most life changing events are those that occur when least expected. That’s exactly what happened to entrepreneur Don Wenner when he was introduced to the world of real estate as a young college student. Once that introduction was made, Wenner became obsessed with real estate, determined to build his knowledge of

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Housing Costs Ease for Homeowners

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According to data released recently by the American Community Survey (ACS), the “burden” of housing costs has decreased for U.S. homeowners since the Great Recession peaked in 2008. The same is not true for renters—data show that burden to be stagnant. What is a “burdened” household? Those that spend at least 35% of their monthly income on housing costs, which can include mortgage, utilities, real estate taxes, property insurance and

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