ATTOM released its first-quarter 2022 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report showing 1.4 million residential properties throughout the U.S. are vacant. Although foreclosures continue to rise, overall vacancy rates have decreased in 38 states from Q1 of 2021 to Q1 ...
Read More »Industry Impact: China and U.S. Rolling Back Tariffs
China and the U.S. have agreed to roll back tariffs on each other’s goods in phases as they work toward a deal between the two sides, but how has the housing and mortgage industry been impacted by the trade war?
Read More »Keeping Up With the Joneses
A recent study comparing the challenges faced by the average U.S. homebuyer and the average Canadian homebuyer gave some interesting insights.
Read More »It Pays to Be a Landlord
A new study breaks down the wealth gap between consumers who just own their homes and investors who make their incomes from renting out their properties.
Read More »U.S. Homeownership Rates Lose Ground to Other Developed Countries
The rate of homeownership in the U.S. is in the middle to lower range compared to other developed countries according to an analysis by the Urban Institute. In fact, data showed that the rate is about the same as it ...
Read More »U.S. Remains Most Stable Destination For Foreign Investors
The U.S. got top marks for real estate market stability and capital appreciation, although New York slipped to second position as the city with the hottest properties for foreign investors in an annual survey.
Read More »Cities Where 50 Percent of Households Can’t Afford a Home
Homeownership is likely to be out of reach for more than 50 percent of the households in some of the most expensive cities in the U.S. a study found.
Read More »Property Taxes a Struggle for Northeast Homeowners
Data indicates that Northeastern and Southern U.S. property tax delinquency is well above the national delinquency rate of 8.4 percent.
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