March Home Sales Jump 23% over February as Inventory Mounts, Prices Rise March, a pivotal month in the seasonal ramp-up of home sales toward the peak summer selling months, did not disappoint. March sales increased 23.0% over February, marking the largest month-over-month sales increase since...
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Home values flatten as sellers outnumber buyers
Buyers wrestling with economic turmoil and affordability challenges were less motivated by lower rates in March Home values nearly stood still, rising 0.2% during a month normally characterized by high growth. New shoppers have 19% more options to choose from than a year ago, and a rising share of...
AVERAGE PROPERTY TAX AMOUNT ON SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES UP 2.7 PERCENT ACROSS U.S. IN 2024
Home Values Rose and Effective Tax Rates Fell; The Average Single-Family Home Property Tax Bill Rose 3 Percent, to $4,172; Highest Tax Rates Remain in the Northeast and Midwest ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, released its 2024 property tax analysis for...
REAL ESTATE INVESTOR OPTIMISM DROPS TO LOWEST LEVEL IN TWO YEARS
Deteriorating market conditions, recession concerns, and uncertainty about the impact of Trump tariffs and mass deportations dampen investor outlook Real estate investor sentiment fell for the second consecutive quarter, down by nine points from the prior quarter and 12 points from a year ago. The...
Homeowners Need to Earn Over $50,000 More Than Renters to Afford Monthly Payments—And the Gap is Widening
Americans need an annual income of $117,000 to afford the typical home for sale, 82% more than they need for the typical rental Americans need to earn $116,633 per year to afford the median priced home for sale, 81.8% more than the $64,160 needed to afford the typical apartment for rent. That’s...
SmartRent Announces CEO Resignation
Shane Paladin Steps Down as President and CEO and Resigns from Board Chairman John Dorman Named Interim CEO SmartRent, Inc., the leading provider of smart communities and smart operations solutions for the rental housing industry, announced that, at the request of the Board of Directors, Shane...
U.S. FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY INCREASES QUARTERLY IN Q1 2025
Foreclosure Starts See Quarterly Increase of 14 Percent; Bank Repossessions Up 8 Percent from Previous Quarter ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property, and real estate data, released its Q1 2025 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows a total of 93,953 U.S. properties with a foreclosure...
ICE Mortgage Monitor: Home Prices Cool Heading Into the Spring Home-Buying Season, Led by Condos
Early look at March HPI data shows condo prices fell year over year for the first time in more than a decade Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data, released its April 2025 ICE Mortgage Monitor Report, which reveals a notable cooling in home...
Peakline Real Estate Funds Enters Build-to-Rent Market with Launch of New Fund
Building on its success with their QOZ and Logistics investment programs, Peakline Real Estate Funds broadens its private real estate offerings with the launch of the Peakline Real Estate BTR Fund I. Peakline Real Estate Funds ("PREF"), a private real estate investment firm with $1.7B equity...









