Investor activity is sluggish on a national level, with purchases rising just 2%—but it varies widely from metro to metro. In Seattle, investor purchases jumped 37% year over year in the fourth quarter—the biggest gain among the metros Redfin analyzed. Orlando posted the biggest decline, down 16%....
Potential Rental Yields Fall in 54.8 Percent of Counties; Rent Prices Outpacing Home Prices in 55 Percent of Counties ATTOM, the leading provider of property data, AI-powered analytics, and real estate intelligence solutions, released its annual Single-Family Rental Market report, which ranks the...
Redfin reports lower rates haven’t yet brought homebuyers off the sidelines, but hope is in the air as spring approaches The weekly average mortgage rate has dropped to 6.01%, its lowest level since September 2022. That has pushed the median U.S. monthly housing payment down to $2,599, 2.6% lower...
LoanGeek, a nationwide capital marketplace for business-purpose real estate financing, and PropStream, a real estate data and deal-sourcing platform, announced a new partnership to help real estate investors move seamlessly from identifying opportunities to securing the right financing. By...
ServiceLink is reinforcing its commitment to deliver modernized valuation solutions, best-in-class performance and deeper partnerships with clients through the promotion of Erin Reed to senior vice president of valuation. Reed will continue to execute and oversee ServiceLink’s vendor panel...
Vacant residential property rate held steady at 1.3 percent; Number of zombie foreclosures drops in 28 states and D.C. 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...
For decades, the U.S. home repair and improvement industry — worth nearly $500 billion annually, according to Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies — has lagged behind other consumer sectors in digital adoption. Highly fragmented and largely offline, the market still relies on...
January Resets Housing Market with Surge in New Listings and Seasonal Dip in Sales January experienced the U.S. housing market's typical annual reset, delivering the lowest sales of the last 12 months alongside the largest month-to-month increase in new listings. Home sales fell 32.0% from...
New Zillow forecast projects more breathing room for renters in 2026 Rents are holding steady, with the typical asking rent at $1,895 in January, relatively flat compared to December (up 0.1%) and up 2% year over year. Affordability is improving, with the typical household now spending 26.4% of...
