ATTOM: Foreclosure activity falls to 13-year low
Foreclosure activity has reached its lowest point since 2005, falling 8% from the previous year, according to ATTOM Data Solutions. Foreclosure filing…
Harvard: Home remodeling will slow down significantly by year's end
Home improvement and repair activity is going to slow considerably by the end of 2019, according to the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard Un…
Veros predicts home price growth will weaken in 2019
The latest VeroFORECAST from valuations provider Veros Real Estate Solutions predicts an average appreciation of 3.9% over the next year in the 100 mo…
Goldman Sachs invests $15 million for supportive housing in New Jersey
Aiming to provide housing options for the state’s “most vulnerable populations,” Goldman Sachs is partnering with New Jersey Community Capital to prov…
Freddie Mac just had its biggest year ever in multifamily
We already knew that Freddie Mac set an all-time record for multifamily security issuance in 2018, so it probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that 20…
Tesla exec to lead operations at Roofstock
Single-family rental giant Roofstock has hired Fiona Taylor as vice president of operations. Taylor previously served as senior director of Business O…
Federal Reserve says student debt has hampered housing market
Student debt has impacted the housing decisions of young Americans, the Federal Reserve said, delaying homeownership and prompting a significant numbe…
Zillow to begin buying, selling homes in 5 new markets in 2019
Zillow announced Thursday the expansion of its home buying/selling program into five new markets in 2019. This marks the 14th market Zillow Offers exp…
Microsoft pledges $500 million to address Seattle's affordable housing problem
Microsoft has pledged $500 million to fund the construction of affordable housing in the Seattle area. The effort is a move to address criticism that…
Housing activity declines, recession probability increases
Single-family housing authorizations decreased 0.95% in December, falling for the second consecutive month and down 3.76% year-over-year, according to…
Real estate, mortgage experts launch network for housing professionals
Business for those working in real estate and mortgage lending is changing, and those who want to learn how to thrive in this new climate need a place…
European co-living company Quarters raises $300 million for substantial U.S. expansion
Whether it’s because they’re attracted to communal, dormitory-style living or because that’s all they can afford these days, Millennials and other you…
Homebuilder confidence stabilizes in January
Held steady by decreasing mortgage rates, homebuilder confidence in the market of new single-family homes stabilized in the month of January, increasi…
New York claims real estate brokers made $21 million through illegal Airbnb rentals
A group of New York City real estate brokers made $21 million through a series of illegal Airbnb short-term rentals in flagrant violation of the city’…
These are the nation's most competitive housing markets
Although the housing market is expected to experience a slowdown in 2019, some metropolitan areas are thriving. Because of this, LendingTree has ranke…
Knock raises $400 million, plans massive expansion of home trade-in program
Around this time last year, Knock, a real estate startup that buys homes directly from homeowners, unveiled an expansion plan that would see the compa…
Blackstone set to launch largest real estate fund ever
Blackstone Group is set to finish raising capital for the largest-ever real estate fund. According to The Wall Street Journal, the $20 billion fund is…
Trulia welcomes new chief economist
Real estate and rental listing website Trulia recently announced Issi Romem joined the company as its new chief economist. Trulia's Senior Vice Presid…
These are the best housing markets to pay off debt
In 2018, American consumer debt reached a whopping $4 trillion, contributing to tightening affordability concerns in the housing sector. LendingTree r…
MRI Software acquires Rental History Reports and Trusted Employees
Real estate software provider MRI Software is expanding its business by acquiring Rental History Reports and Trusted Employees, a provider of applican…
NAR: American dream of homeownership is still alive
Although affordability continues to be a deterrence to homeownership, data suggests Americans still strongly consider it to be a part of the American…
It's official: Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro announces presidential bid
In a not-so-surprising announcement Saturday, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro announced he is a…
Jason Shapiro joins LOGS Network as chief revenue officer
LOGS Network, a legal service provider for the residential mortgage and consumer credit industry, recently announced it appointed Jason Shapiro to the…
Commercial real estate appraisal tech startup Bowery Valuation raises $12 million
Bowery Valuation, which claims that it’s the “world’s first tech-driven commercial appraisal firm,” announced this week that it raised $12 million in…
Nation's largest single-family rental owners offer rent relief to unpaid federal workers
American Homes 4 Rent, FirstKey Homes, Front Yard Residential, Invitation Homes, Progress Residential, and Tricon American Homes are offering the opti…
The housing market's future is female
The housing market is projected to heat up in 2019 and new data from Realtor.com indicates this push will predominantly be driven by Millennial women.…
Democrats move to prevent foreclosures, evictions on unpaid federal workers
There are approximately 800,000 federal workers who are either furloughed or working without pay thanks to the government shutdown. The FHA has alread…
Mortgage Tech Rundown: Informative Research, Guild Mortgage, and more
This week's Mortgage Tech Rundown features the latest mortgage and real estate technology news from Informative Research, Maxwell, and Guild Mortgage.
Gary Keller returns as CEO to lead Keller Williams
In a note to employees this week, Keller Williams Co-founder Gary Keller announced he will be coming back to the company to serve as CEO. Keller annou…
