Beyond the financial cost, purchasing a home can be an extremely complex and time-consuming process. From researching listings to seeking financing and appraisals, buyers find themselves juggling and coordinating multiple different tasks before closing a deal. However, the advent of digital tools and platforms has...
For many Americans, owning a home or renting an apartment signifies financial stability and maturity, with Americans traditionally leaving home early and never looking back. But home ownership — the cornerstone of the American Dream — is increasingly out of reach, as 18 million people...
First-time home buyers and homeowners seeking to refinance have been busy online this year. Google Trends reports the most searched mortgage-related questions in 2020 in the U.S. include: What is a mortgage? What is PMI? Should I refinance? What is APR? What is escrow? In...
There’s good news for the economy on the home-buying front. “Purchase applications increased 9 percent last week – the sixth consecutive weekly increase and a jump of 54 percent since early April,” said Joel Kan, an economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). “Additionally, the...
February 03, 2023
For many Americans, owning a home or renting an apartment signifies financial stability and maturity, with Americans traditionally leaving home early and never looking back. But home ownership — the cornerstone of the American Dream — is increasingly out of reach, as 18 million people have given up on buying a home since inflation began […]
August 23, 2019
One of the most fertile grounds for disruption in this digital world — ongoing, significant disruption that promises to impact one of the most important engines of the economy —...
April 15, 2019
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 about how that metro area...
January 18, 2019
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 well-informed skepticism about the prospect...
August 26, 2024
Real estate technology platform HomeLight has raised $20 million of new funding to help expand its bridge loan product that helps homebuyers unlock equity from their existing home. This financial product, Buy Before You Sell, has been expanded to 40 new states and is now operating in a total of 47 states, the company said in a Monday […]
July 22, 2020
First-time home buyers and homeowners seeking to refinance have been busy online this year. Google Trends reports the most searched mortgage-related questions in 2020 in the U.S. include: What is...
May 27, 2020
There’s good news for the economy on the home-buying front. “Purchase applications increased 9 percent last week – the sixth consecutive weekly increase and a jump of 54 percent since...
May 26, 2020
Sales of new single-family homes were up 0.6 percent in April compared to March, but they fell by 6 percent compared to April 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau...
