Smart home startup Blokable raises $23M in Series A round
The Seattle-based company constructs modular units that can be assembled into multifamily housing
Existing-home sales climb in July
Existing-home sales rose 2.5% month-over-month, according to the National Association of Realtors
by Patrick Kearns Aug 21
Smokey Mountains named the best spot to buy vacation rentals
Vacation rental firm Vacasa named Sevierville, Tennessee, the number one place in the U.S. for vacation rentals this year
by Jim Dalrymple II Aug 20
Rent prices in the Southwest keep soaring: CoreLogic
Nationwide, single-family rent prices grew by 2.9 percent
Markets near Amazon's HQ2 now the most competitive in US: Redfin
Homes are flying off the market in Arlington and Alexandria
Millennials, move aside: Generation Z is already buying homes
The number of Generation Z consumers who took out a mortgage grew by 112 percent, according to a TransUnion study
Housing start data spells good news for recession fears: Economist
In the past 40 years, a year-over-year decline of 20% or more in single-family housing starts has preceded all but 1 of the 5 recessions
by Patrick Kearns Aug 16
The real estate wonderkids
Opinion
The fixer, the master, the sprinter, the tortoise and the inventor
by Brad Inman Aug 15
Builder confidence rises in August
The National Association of Home Builders' Housing Market Index rose to 66, up 1 point from July
Where are the vacant homes? Study points to New York and Florida
But the number of vacant and abandoned properties is down overall, according to Attom Data Solutions
The top 5 takeaways from the real estate industry's Q2 earnings
Zillow business shifts, Wall Street's thoughts on profitability and a slow housing market were the biggest topics over the past 2 weeks
by Patrick Kearns Aug 14
Competition for starter homes will only heat up. Here's why
Opinion
Market trends and emerging businesses and tools are hampering the dream of buying a home for 19M millennials who are stuck renting
by Steve Cook Aug 14
New $97M venture fund to focus on construction technology
Brick and Mortar Ventures will use the money to invest in early-stage companies that could disrupt everything from architecture to engineering
by Jim Dalrymple II Aug 13
New York Fed calls US housing market 'anemic' and 'lackluster'
Home sales are down 1.7% compared to a year ago
Old abandoned homes houses
Similar to April, 3.6% of mortgages were in some stage of delinquency in May, according to study released Monday
There’s a solution for high home prices — but most don’t want it
A new Redfin study reveals that 53% of buyers and sellers oppose high-density housing in their own neighborhoods, despite the fact it would significantly improve affordability
by Marian McPherson Aug 9