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10 Cities Where Homeowners Are Falling Behind Fastest On Their Mortgage

A missed mortgage payment doesn’t immediately mean foreclosure, but it can be the first indication that a household budget has stopped working. Nationally, mortgage performance...

Saving Advice · Sep 3

Foreclosure rates climb to six-year highs as cities in one region hit the hardest

For cities with at least 200,000 people, the South was hit hardest

The Independent UK · May 4

Politicians want to stop companies from buying homes. A ban wouldn’t bring down costs.

President Trump, who wants to stop profit-driven companies from buying residences in bulk, spotlighted the struggles of a Houston woman who was regularly outbid by firms on homes in the pandemic.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 6

US Faces Lowest Home Affordability Since 2007

U.S. home affordability has hit its lowest point as compared to its average for the past 17 years.

International Business Times · Jul 3, 2024

Where "seriously underwater" mortgages are on the rise

Location matters. Seriously underwater mortgages are most common in the Midwest and South where underwater mortgages exceed 40-80% in some zip codes, per ATTOM.

Axios · Jun 10, 2024

Foreclosures rise in Texas, Florida as homeowners struggle with mortgages and a tough market

Insurance costs have also been rising in the states, hit by storms and other natural disasters

Latin Times · May 30, 2024

More Americans are losing their homes as foreclosures on US properties rise

U.S. foreclosure filings jumped 22% in the first quarter compared to the same period a year ago, according to a report from real estate data analytics firm ATTOM.

Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2023

Renting a house is more affordable than buying one across the US

Renting a median priced three-bedroom home is more affordable than buying a three-bedroom single-family home in the country's largest counties, according to a report by the national real estate data company Attom.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 20, 2023

These 3 grocery stores pump up real estate values, study says

When Orlando, Florida, real estate agent Jeremy Wood writes a listing for a house, he includes the grocery stores in the neighborhood.

Orlando Sentinel · Dec 15, 2022

Quick To Enter the Market, Institutional Investors Now Shedding Single-Family Home Rentals

As housing prices tumble across the country, institutional investors that had snapped up properties during a pandemic-induced increase in rental rates are now unloading their properties. 

Benzinga · Oct 28, 2022