home buying

Digital’s Impact On The Consumer’s Biggest Purchase: Their Home
Digital’s Impact On The Consumer’s Biggest Purchase: Their Home
August 23, 2019  |  Real Estate

One of the most fertile grounds for disruption in this digital world — ongoing, significant disruption that promises to impact one of the most important...

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Can Home Sales Gain An Uber-Like Feel?
Can Home Sales Gain An Uber-Like Feel?
April 24, 2019  |  Ecosystems

Pretty much nothing these days escapes the pull of the digital economy – and that goes for the most basic needs, such as clothing, food and...

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Can A Digital Platform Make The Grade With Teachers Trying To Buy Homes?
Can A Digital Platform Make The Grade With Teachers Trying To Buy Homes?
April 15, 2019  |  Innovation

Talk with old-timers from the Bay Area – or people approaching old-timey status – and there’s a good chance you’ll hear stories, lamentations and rants...

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CFPB: More Servicemembers Use VA Loans For First-Time Homebuying
CFPB: More Servicemembers Use VA Loans For First-Time Homebuying
March 01, 2019  |  Loans

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) disclosed in a report on Friday (March 1) that there has been an increase in active duty service members...

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Are Consumers Ready To Buy And Sell Homes Online?
Are Consumers Ready To Buy And Sell Homes Online?
January 18, 2019  |  Real Estate

Way back in the day (which, in 21st century digital economy terms, probably means a decade or so), smart and important people used to express...

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Mortgage Applications Rise 2 Pct As Home Loan Costs Fall
Mortgage Applications Rise 2 Pct As Home Loan Costs Fall
December 06, 2018  |  Loans

The Mortgage Bankers Association revealed that U.S. borrowers filed the most mortgage applications for both new purchases and refinancing in nearly two months. The news...

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Mortgage Rates Near 5 Percent For First Time In Several Years
Mortgage Rates Near 5 Percent For First Time In Several Years
October 11, 2018  |  Loans

Mortgage rates reached a high that hasn’t been seen in longer than seven years when they inched up close to 5 percent on Wednesday (Oct....

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Divvy Lands $30M To Disrupt The Homeownership Model
Divvy Lands $30M To Disrupt The Homeownership Model
October 10, 2018  |  Investments

Homeownership startup Divvy announced that it has raised $30 million in equity and debt from Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from seed investors Caffeinated Capital, DFJ...

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Door Opens For Opendoor’s $400M SoftBank Funding
Door Opens For Opendoor’s $400M SoftBank Funding
September 27, 2018  |  Investments

In fundraising news on Thursday (Sept. 27), Opendoor, the home selling startup, said that it has raised $400 million from SoftBank’s Vision Fund. As VentureBeat...

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