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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 85.7 million U.S. single-family homes, which shows that $357.5 billion in property taxes were levied on single-family homes in 2024, down 1.6 percent from 2023.

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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 quarterly score of 88 was the lowest level recorded in the RCN Capital/CJ Patrick Company Investor Sentiment Index™ since it began in the Fall of

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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 according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. Last year, someone needed to earn $110,808

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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 Paladin has stepped down from his positions as President and CEO, and resigned from the Board, effective immediately. John Dorman, Chairman of the Board,

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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 filings during the first quarter of 2025, up 11 percent from the previous quarter but down 2 percent from a year ago. The report also shows

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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 price growth as the 2025 spring home buying season begins. According to an early look at March data from the

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