Apartment listings startup raises $22M as it prepares to double staff
Wisconsin-based company Rentable aims to hire new employees and keep up with rising demand after securing a new round of funding
Aug 3
The top 5 states where institutional investors are gobbling up homes
Corporate buyers were particularly active in Mississippi, where 1 in 9 homes that sold ended up in the hands of an institutional investor
Aug 3
When sellers use hidden cameras, sometimes their agent is the target
For reasons ranging from safety during showings to snooping on their own agents, homesellers dish on why they do or don't use hidden cameras
Aug 3
Banks offer exposure to mortgage risk — and investors want in
The new bond products offer higher yields in a low-interest-rate environment; but if the loans go bad, investors are on the hook
Jul 29
Near historic lows, mortgage rates see little movement in late July
Mortgage rates held steady near month's end, with interest rates on 15-year fixed rate loans remaining at all-time lows, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly lender survey
Jul 29
Foreign buyers may soon swoop back into US housing market
International buyers were less involved in the US housing market during the first year of the pandemic — but that may soon change
Jul 28
Selling to buy? It should get easier in coming weeks, report says
Conditions should start to improve for buyers while remaining great for sellers if current trends hold, according to a new Redfin report
Jul 23
With home prices slow to fall, would-be buyers are getting squeezed out
People who lost income during the pandemic are finding it hard to buy their first homes as real estate prices grew faster than incomes, according to a new Harvard University report
Jul 23