While foreclosure starts in 2019 are on pace to decline 9 percent from the previous year, the total number of completed foreclosures is on pace to decline 20 percent.
Research & Analysis / December 2019
AUCTION.COM IN THE NEWS
A Third Wave of Post- Recession Distress?
Predictive foreclosure auction inflow data from Auction.com points to a third wave of post-recession distress building for early 2020, driven primarily by government-insured and private portfolio loans.
Research & Analysis / December 2019
Post-Recession Distress is Forming in Hot Housing Markets
Surprising markets where late-cycle housing distress is starting to emerge based on public record and proprietary Auction.com data.
Research & Analysis / December 2019
Renovate-to-Rent Fueling Sustained Demand at Foreclosure Auction
Foreclosure auction buyers are helping to fuel a massive renovate-to-rent market that dwarfs the build-to-rent market. And renovate-to-rent investors are buying at a higher price-to-reserve ratio than even fix-and-flip investors.
Research & Analysis / December 2019
76 Percent of Bank-Owned Auction Sales Had Competing Bidders in Q3 2019
Share of REO auctions with competing bidders rises to highest level in last seven quarters. Just 11 percent of MLS properties attracted a bidding war in September.
Research & Analysis / November 2019
Auction.com appoints Mikhail Gaushkin as Chief Marketing Officer
In his new role, Gaushkin will lead Auction.com’s world-class marketing organization and continue to drive expansion in buyer market, while supporting Auction.com’s relentless focus toward technological innovation and operational excellence.
Company Insights / October 2019
2019 Buyer Insights Survey Report
About 24 percent of Auction.com investors say their local market is overvalued, according to the new Auction.com buyer report. Find out what else is happening with investors in the market.
Research & Analysis / October 2019
Dispose Distressed Property Early to Minimize Loss Severity
A new study of distressed property dispositions between 2003 and 2017 by Fannie Mae and academic researchers finds loss severity on nonperforming loans is lower when properties are disposed of early, before a lender takes ownership.
Research & Analysis / October 2019
Giving Back with Auction.com Cares
Auction.com has had a history of contributing back to it’s communities since its founding in 2007, which includes its yearly monetary donation to the organization Operation Homefront.
Company Insights / September 2019
Auction.com Buyers Supplying Elusive Affordable Housing Inventory
A limited supply of affordable homes is the bee in the bonnet of an otherwise strong U.S. housing market recovery of the last seven years.
Research & Analysis / September 2019