Roughly 1.4 million residential properties, or about 1.3% of all US homes, were vacant in the second quarter, according to new data from ATTOM. This marks the 13th consecutive quarter that the vacancy rate has hovered around 1.3%. ATTOM’s analysis found 222,358...
Real estate transactions in a Wisconsin’s county came to a halt following an April ransomware cyberattack that deleted the county’s network, erasing the titles needed to close on properties. WMTV reports the attack occurred last month in the state’s Iowa County,...
Denver-headquartered Yes Communities announced the grand opening of Savannas Ridge, its new manufactured housing community in Fort Pierce, Florida. According to the company, Savannas Ridge “offers a variety of home styles and open floor plans with modern finishes to...
Mortgage rates inched closer to the 7% mark in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.89% as of May 29, up from last week when it averaged 6.86%. A year ago at this time, it averaged...
New Jersey’s Bergen County, an upscale suburb of New York City, has announced a five-year agreement with blockchain software firm Balcony that will digitize all its property deeds on the Avalanche network. CoinDesk reports this endeavor will impact the property record...
Pending home sales sank during April, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The Pending Home Sales Index, NAR’s forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings – tumbled by 6.3% to 71.3 in April from March....
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Aug. 24-28
