Profits Inch Up Across U.S. in Second Quarter of 2024 by ATTOM Team ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, released its second-quarter 2024 U.S. Home Flipping Report showing that 79,540 single-family homes and condominiums in the United States were flipped in the second quarter. Those transactions represented 7.5%, or one of every 13 home sales, nationwide during the months running from April through June
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Foreclosure Starts Increase 18%; Completed Foreclosures Increase 14% By ATTOM Team ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property, and real estate data, released its July 2024 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 31,929 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions — up 15% from a month ago and up slightly by .2% from a year ago. “July’s foreclosure activity
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Foreclosure Starts Decrease 3.5 Percent in First Six Months of 2024 By ATTOM Team ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property and real estate data, released its Midyear 2024 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 177,431 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions — in the first six months of 2024. That figure is down 4.4% from the same
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Buyers Gain Power as Stale Listings Pile Up and Price Drops Become Common By Dana Anderson Housing costs could come down in the coming months, as mortgage rates are coming down a bit and there are signs price growth could slow. Redfin agents report there is room for buyers to negotiate paying under list price for homes that need a bit of work. Pending sales post their biggest decline since
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Investment Returns Still Low but Reach 30% Nationwide By ATTOM Team ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property and real estate data, released its first-quarter 2024 U.S. Home Flipping Report showing that 67,817 single-family homes and condominiums in the United States were flipped in the first quarter. Those transactions represented 8.7%, or one of every 12 home sales nationwide, during the months running from January through March of 2024. The
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Slight Decline in Labor Costs Help Slow Overall Increase in Repairs By Rick Sharga, CJ Patrick Company The cost of home repairs and remodeling in the first quarter of 2024 continued to increase, rising by 0.59% from the prior quarter and just over 4% from the first quarter of 2023 according to the Q1 2024 Verisk Remodel Index. Costs once again set new highs for the past decade, rising over
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