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In 2021, more money was borrowed to buy homes than ever before
Charge it! More money was borrowed to buy homes by Americans in 2021 than ever before. The Wall Street...
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New data platform finds hot housing markets while they’re still just warm
A new real estate intelligence platform wants to give institutional investors a heads-up on hot housing markets while the...
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Single-family rentals soaring in hot housing market
Americans are finding homeownership increasingly out of reach or not worth the commitment, and are instead turning to the...
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Vacation home sales took a dip this summer
Vacation home sales cooled this summer but pricing was still hot. Overall, second-home rate locks, a proxy and leading indicator for sales, fell 26.6 percent year over year during the summer as buyers eased...
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Homebuying startup Ribbon to take on Midwest, West Coast markets
The Southeast-focused homebuying startup Ribbon will expand nationally after announcing a $150 million fundraising round this week. The company,...
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HomeLight lands $100M in Series D equity, valuing company at $1.6B
Proptech firm HomeLight secured $100 million in a Series D equity raise that values the company at $1.6 billion....
Home buying and selling platform Reali raises $250M in Series B round
Reali, a startup that wants to streamline second-time home buying, raised $250 million in Series B funding, with plans...
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Black homeownership’s Catch-22
Randal Wyatt was renting a mouse-infested apartment in a Portland, Oregon, neighborhood known for its high crime rate. When he wasn’t working as a student advocate or raising his twin sons, he attended a...
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Invitation Homes eyes expansion with PulteGroup partnership
The nation’s largest single-family rental player is expanding. Invitation Homes will buy 7,500 new homes over the next five...
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These metro areas have the most — and fewest — million-dollar homes
Where are all the million dollar homes? Spoiler alert: Wherever more people can afford them. Few homeowners live in...