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More Than $12 Trillion in U.S. Homes Face Severe Climate Risks

More Than $12 Trillion in U.S. Homes Face Severe Climate Risks

26% of U.S. homes are vulnerable to flooding, wildfire, or hurricane wind damage resulting in higher insurance premiums More than one in four homes in the U.S.—representing $12.7 trillion in real estate value—are exposed to severe or extreme climate risks, according to a Realtor.com® report. The...

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U.S. MORTGAGE ORIGINATIONS UP 19 PERCENT IN Q2 2025

U.S. MORTGAGE ORIGINATIONS UP 19 PERCENT IN Q2 2025

Quarterly total follows three-year trend of spring increase; Share of equity lending drops again ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, released its Q2 2025 U.S. Residential Property Mortgage Origination Report, which shows that 1.76 million mortgages secured...

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Redfin Reports Home Purchases Are Getting Canceled at a Record Rate

Redfin Reports Home Purchases Are Getting Canceled at a Record Rate

15% of home purchases fell through last month—the highest July rate on record—as high homebuying costs made buyers skittish. Cancellations were most common in Texas and Florida. Roughly 58,000 U.S. home-purchase agreements were canceled in July, equal to 15.3% of homes that went under contract...

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ZOMBIE FORECLOSURES TICK UP AS U.S. VACANCY RATES HOLDS STEADY

ZOMBIE FORECLOSURES TICK UP AS U.S. VACANCY RATES HOLDS STEADY

The national home vacancy rate was 1.3 percent for the 14th consecutive quarter;  Rate of "zombie" foreclosure properties up slightly to 3.38 percent ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, released its third-quarter 2025 Vacant Property and Zombie...

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