Data & Analytics

U.S. Home Prices Crept Up 0.3% in January

U.S. Home Prices Crept Up 0.3% in January

Prices Fell Month Over Month in 14 Major Metros by Jamie Forbes, Redfin U.S. home prices crept up 0.3% month over month in January on a seasonally adjusted basis, following a 0.2% gain in December. That’s according to a report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. Prices rose...

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Vacancy and Zombie Home Rates Low Across the Country

Vacancy and Zombie Home Rates Low Across the Country

Vacant Residential Property Rate Held Steady at 1.3% by ATTOM Team ATTOM, the leading provider of property data, AI-powered analytics, and real estate intelligence solutions, released its first-quarter 2026 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report showing that 1.33% of the residential...

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Setting the Record Straight on Investor Home Purchases

Setting the Record Straight on Investor Home Purchases

Investors are Essential Market Stabilizers and Not Speculative Disruptors by Rick Sharga The public conversation around investors in housing is full of misconceptions. The Q3 2025 Investor Pulse Report, a quarterly publication providing strategic market intelligence on investor activity in U.S....

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Buying is More Affordable Than Renting in a Majority of Counties

Buying is More Affordable Than Renting in a Majority of Counties

…But Home Prices are Rising Faster Than Rents by ATTOM Team ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, released its 2026 Rental Affordability Report, which shows that in more than half of counties analyzed, owning a home is more affordable than renting a...

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Opportunity Zone Home Price Growth Matches Rest of Nation

Opportunity Zone Home Price Growth Matches Rest of Nation

Home Prices Rose in 54.6% of Census Tracts in Q3 by ATTOM Team ATTOM released its third-quarter 2025 report analyzing qualified low-income Opportunity Zones targeted by Congress for economic redevelopment in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. In this report, ATTOM looked at 3,724 zones around the...

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Affordability Improves Slightly for Veteran Homebuyers

Affordability Improves Slightly for Veteran Homebuyers

VA Loans vs. Conventional Loans by Redfin Team Nationwide, just over one in five (21.8%) home listings are affordable to the typical U.S. military veteran using a VA loan, while 26.5% are affordable to the typical veteran using a conventional loan. Affordability has improved slightly over the last...

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Leveraging Industry Data for Residential Investment Strategy

Leveraging Industry Data for Residential Investment Strategy

Identify Opportunities, Manage Risk, and Build Sustainable Wealth by Andy Bates Real estate investing has never been more data-driven as successful residential investors increasingly leverage quantitative metrics to inform their strategies and mitigate risk. Understanding how to interpret economic...

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The Bottom Line is the Bottom Line

The Bottom Line is the Bottom Line

Investors Must Factor in Rising Prices When Calculating ROI by Rick Sharga It’s been a rough year for residential real estate investors. Rentometer reported that asking rental rates for single-family homes across the country rose by just 1.7% — more than a point below the rate of inflation — in...

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