Nextdoor appoints new CEO Sarah Friar, previously from Square
The community-based social network has a new leader from the payments tech company
What does the stock market tumble mean for real estate?
Economists say the sell-off was a bit of an overcorrection, but it could have long-term implications on the market
by Patrick Kearns Oct 10
Housing affordability top concern for real estate agents: Inman poll
Lead generation strategies in cooling housing market and rising interest rates also among top worries for agents
Stocks
A look at how the share prices of RE/MAX, Realogy, Zillow and more are doing as interest rates climb
by Marian McPherson Oct 9
Ten-X execs launch new commercial real estate marketplace and MLS
Biproxi Listings is a free, nationwide commercial MLS with 40,000 listings from Re/Max Commercial and Coldwell Banker Commercial, among others
Daryl Fairweather at Redfin
Daryl Fairweather will replace Nela Richardson, who left in June, and oversee the tech-powered brokerage’s market analysis
by Patrick Kearns Oct 9
Delinquency rate hits new low
In July, mortgage delinquency fell to 4.1% while foreclosures dropped to .5%, according to new CoreLogic analysis
Home affordability at 10-year low
Low wage growth and rising mortgage rates are to blame, according to a new Attom Data Solutions index
by Teke Wiggin Oct 4
Tax authority opens investigation into Trump's real estate empire
A 'New York Times' article prompts New York's Department of Taxation and Finance to probe origins of Trump's wealth
Houses and homes in the suburbs
New listings surged by 8% in September, the biggest gain in 5 years
CFPB
Eric Blankenstein, who oversees fair lending enforcement within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, used N-word multiple times in the unearthed blog post from 2004
by Patrick Kearns Oct 2
Real estate data startup Cherre raises $9M in seed round
The New York-based big data firm uses artificial intelligence to aggregate property history and ownership information
Uh-oh: High-risk home loans are on the rise again
Credit-challenged buyers with high-risk loans have flooded the market, driving up demand and home prices, according to the American Enterprise Institute
by Marian McPherson Oct 1
Knock now grades homes on scale from ‘Awesome’ to ‘Awful'
Knock Deals tool deploys machine learning to alert buyers to undervalued deals — and homes to steer clear of entirely
Rockefeller Center statue
Opinion
Thinking as long term as Compass's global investors is useful — but only up to a point
by Brad Inman Oct 1
Women and minorities still not equal when it comes to home affordability
Research by FREEandCLEAR shows that the median male household income is $60,843, or 46% greater than the $41,703 median for female households
by Lew Sichelman Sep 30