Young adults put pandemic savings toward down payments

Zillow survey finds that half of millennials and Gen Zers plan to use money saved on transportation, child care and dining out to buy a home. Continue reading

More than half of all renters are planning a post-pandemic move

Renters surveyed by property management software company Entrata cited cost and space-related reasons as their biggest impetus for moving over the past year. Continue reading

84% of Americans say homeownership is a ‘priority’

Despite rising prices and personal finance issues, the majority of Americans are optimistic about homeownership, according to NerdWallet’s 2020 Home Buyer Report Continue reading

Applying for a mortgage? How you repay your student loan is crucial

Student loan borrowers who use an income-driven repayment plan could be at disadvantage for taking on a mortgage, a study by the Urban Institute shows. Continue reading

Social media is the greatest gift to agents: Ryan Serhant

Serhant, an agent and Bravo TV star, sells roughly a home a week through connections he makes on social media. Now he’s tackling TikTok. Continue reading

Millennials and Gen Zers face off in battle for housing

According to realtor.com’s latest Generational Propensity report, the oldest Gen-Zers are beginning to transition from renting to buying with their share of mortgage applications reaching 2 percent in Q4 2019. Continue reading

Digital mortgage lender saw huge uptick in underserved groups in 2019

A new study released by digital mortgage company Better.com found that 2019 was dominated by millennials, minorities, LGBT married couples, single women and married women that outearned their husbands. Continue reading

How a polarizing listing video got this newbie millions in business

When I took on a high-priced, one-bedroom condo for my first listing, it was our ‘millennial’ lifestyle video that helped us break records — love it or hate it. Here’s how we did it on a shoestring budget. Continue reading

Will millennials rent forever? Study shows they believe so

A new Apartment List study provides the first hard evidence that large numbers of millennials who would like to become homeowners are so frustrated with soaring home prices and meager supplies that they have changed their minds, at least for now. Continue reading