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ATTOM: Only 2.7% of single-family homes and condos in 1Q were considered a house flip down from 4.8% during 4Q 2020 and from 7.5% year-to-year.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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NEW YORK \u2013 Investors are growing concerned about the difficulties to make money in flipping homes after a frenzy of buying activity has sent home prices climbing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Only 2.7% of all single-family homes and condos in the first quarter were considered a house flip \u2013 transactions that occurred within 12 months of one another. That\u2019s down from 4.8% during the fourth quarter of 2020 and down 7.5% from one year earlier, according to a new report from ATTOM Data Solutions, a real estate research firm.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Gross profits are dropping, too. On the typical home flip \u2013 which reflects the difference between the median sales price and the median price paid by investors \u2013 gross profit declined nationwide in the first quarter to $63,500 \u2013 down from $71,000 in the fourth quarter of 2020. Profit margins for returns in the first quarter translated into a 37.8% return on investment compared to the original sales price.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Investors still chasing home flips appear to be speeding up transactions to capitalize on the current market. Flippers who sold homes in the first quarter took an average 159 days to complete their transactions, the lowest level since the third quarter of 2013.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s too early to say for sure whether home flippers \u2026 have gone into an extended holding pattern,\u201d says Todd Teta, chief product officer at ATTOM. \u201cBut the first quarter of 2021 certainly marked a notable downturn for the flipping industry, with the big drop in activity suggesting that investors may be worried that prices have simply gone up too high. After riding the housing boom along with others for years, they now might be having second thoughts. Whether this is the leading edge of a broader market downturn is little more than speculation.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Additional highlights from ATTOM Data Solutions\u2019 1Q flipping report<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n