Rising home prices contributed to a decline in house-flipping during the third quarter as investors struggled to find bargains. During July, August and September, 45,718 flipped homes were sold in the U.S., down about 1 percent from the previous quarter, according to data released this morning by Attom Data Solutions, the parent company of RealtyTrac.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-BUSINESS","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-BUSINESS"};