Metro East REIA
- Oct 14, 2021
- 1 min read

Flipping on the Rise While Profit Margins Fall

ATTOM says that even though home flipping is on the rise, the profit margins associated with those flips are at a 10-year low. According to their Q2 2021 U.S. Home Flipping Report, 79,733 single-family homes and condominiums were flipped in the second quarter representing 4.9% of all home sales in the Q2, or one in 20 transactions – the first increase in more than a year. The report also pointed out that flipping rates were up in almost 80% of local markets. Continue reading HERE...

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