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U.S. FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY SEES NOTABLE INCREASE IN JANUARY 2024

Completed Foreclosures (REOs) Increase Monthly in 19 States;  Foreclosure Starts Up Monthly and Annually Nationwide ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property, and real estate data, released its January 2024 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 33,270 U.S. properties...

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COST OF HOME REPAIRS INCREASES BY 5.5% FROM Q4 2022

Price increases slowing nationally after surging due to supply chain disruption and increased demand during COVID-19 pandemic The cost of home repairs and remodeling in the fourth quarter of 2023 continued to increase, rising by 0.54% from the prior quarter and just over 5.5% from the fourth...

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U.S. Asking Rents Flatten After Pandemic Rollercoaster Ride

Rents haven’t fluctuated much over the past year, rising 1% in January–a far cry from double-digit growth during the pandemic. The median U.S. asking rent rose 1.1% year over year to $1,964 in January, the largest annual increase since March 2023, and was unchanged from a month earlier, according...

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Mortgage Rate Optimism Hits Survey High

Consumer Sentiment toward Housing at Highest Level in Nearly Two Years The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) increased 3.5 points in January to 70.7, its highest level since March 2022, due primarily to increased consumer confidence in job security and another significant jump in...

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Yardi Matrix Anticipates Slowdown in New Construction in 2024

Multifamily construction starts expected to continue to moderate this year Multifamily construction starts declined in 2023, but exceeded expectations considering the turmoil in the financial markets. A new report on multifamily construction starts from Yardi® Matrix states that the number of...

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Rampant, Increasing Fraud Impacting Rental Housing Costs

Throughout the country, incidences of rental application, financial and identity fraud are on the rise and fueled by social media. Results from a groundbreaking new survey of rental housing providers have revealed staggering increases of fraud, contributing to both the growth in rents and number...

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PetScreening Recognized As A CRE Technology Influencer

Award from GlobeSt. Honors Company's Impact on Multifamily Industry  PetScreening, which offers the rental housing industry's first and leading pet policy management software at no charge to property owners and managers, announced it has been named a 2024 Influencer in Commercial Real Estate...

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