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Potential Homebuyers May Be Chasing Dreams Longer as Market Reheats
Potential Homebuyers May Be Chasing Dreams Longer as Market Reheats
May 01, 2023  |  Real Estate

Homebuying is effectively impossible. That’s according to data from PYMNTS’ February “Consumer Inflation Sentiment Report,” which is backed up by the February S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller...

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Home Sales Prices Top $400K in May in Stalled Market With Higher Interest Rates
Home Sales Prices Top $400K in May in Stalled Market With Higher Interest Rates
June 21, 2022  |  Market Conditions

The median price of an existing U.S. home jumped 14.8% year over year in May to a record-setting $407,600, even as higher mortgage interest rates...

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WSFS Bank Launches $3M Down Payment Grant Program
WSFS Bank Launches $3M Down Payment Grant Program
April 18, 2022  |  Financial Inclusion

WSFS Bank, the primary subsidiary of WSFS Financial Corporation, launched the WSFS Down Payment Grant Program on Monday (April 18), which will offer grants of...

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Homeowner Groups Rallying Support to Keep Renters Out
Homeowner Groups Rallying Support to Keep Renters Out
April 18, 2022  |  Real Estate

Some homeowner associations are wielding their power beyond lawn maintenance and paint color to prevent investors from buying up homes for the sole purpose of...

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Robotic ‘Factory in the Field’ System Lends a Hand to Labor-Strapped Builders
Robotic ‘Factory in the Field’ System Lends a Hand to Labor-Strapped Builders
March 30, 2022  |  Technology

In the seesawing scene that is home building and buying in the pandemic era, the housing shortage drags on — as does a dearth of...

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CFPB Proposes New Algorithm-Based Home Valuation Guidelines
CFPB Proposes New Algorithm-Based Home Valuation Guidelines
February 23, 2022  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed new outlines to make sure that the computer models used to help find home valuations are accurate...

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InsurTech Porch Group Buys SaaS Provider Floify
InsurTech Porch Group Buys SaaS Provider Floify
October 27, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Porch Group, which works in virtual software for the home services industry, has bought digital mortgage automation and point-of-sale (POS) company Floify, according to a...

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Real Estate Tech Firm HomeLight Expands in Arizona
Real Estate Tech Firm HomeLight Expands in Arizona
October 25, 2021  |  Real Estate

Real estate technology platform HomeLight is broadening the reach of its financial products, HomeLight Trade-In™ and HomeLight Cash Offer™, to real estate agents, homebuyers and sellers across...

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Zego, CheckAlt Solution Cuts Payment Paper Chase
Zego, CheckAlt Solution Cuts Payment Paper Chase
September 15, 2021  |  Real Estate

Property management technology startup Zego, powered by PayLease, is teaming up with payment processing firm CheckAlt to help property managers end the paper chase that...

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