Real Estate Thought Leader Joins Auction.com
Auction.com, the nation’s largest distressed real estate marketplace, today announced the addition of Daren Blomquist as its new Vice President, Market Economist. Recently, Blomquist served as Vice President at Attom Data Solutions where he was widely recognized as an authority in the housing and mortgage industries.
In his new role, Blomquist will focus on analyzing and forecasting complex macro and microeconomic data trends within the marketplace and greater industry. He will report directly to Ali Haralson, Chief Business Development Officer.
“Auction.com is committed to leveraging the power of market research and analysis to provide unique value to our sellers and buyers. By leading our efforts to identify, analyze and forecast trends at the portfolio and market levels, Daren will enhance our data-driven disposition strategies and solutions to the benefit of our greater marketplace,” said Haralson.
Prior to Auction.com, Blomquist directed ATTOM Media, a division of ATTOM Data Solutions, which publishes original real estate reports and analysis. The reports have been cited by thousands of media outlets nationwide, including: The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and USA TODAY. Blomquist also served as executive editor of the Housing News Report, named best newsletter by the National Association of Real Estate Editors in 2015 and 2016.
“Over the last decade Auction.com has revolutionized the distressed real estate marketplace with much-needed transparency, data and technology,” said Blomquist. “I am excited to help build an increasingly efficient marketplace on that already strong foundation.”
About Auction.com
Auction.com is the nation’s largest online real estate transaction marketplace focused exclusively on the sale of bank-owned and foreclosure properties. The company brings a breadth of quality assets to the market, attracting prospective buyers through world-class marketing and leveraging a scalable technology platform to conduct transactions in a transparent, efficient manner.
Auction.com is a Thomas H. Lee Partners company and is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., with offices in key markets nationwide. Investors include CapitalG (formerly Google Capital) and Stone Point Capital.