A high-ranking policy director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) responsible for overseeing fair lending practices is under fire for a racially charged blog post. Continue reading
New York-based big data startup Cherre just secured $9 million in a seed round led by Navitas Capital, the company announced on Monday. Continue reading
Now that these buyers have relatively easy access to credit (albeit high-risk) they’re snapping up homes at the lowest price tier and driving up home prices… Continue reading
Home trade-in startup Knock wants to tell you whether to buy that house or wait: this week, it rolled out a new tool that rates listing prices from ‘Awesome’ to ‘Awful.’ Continue reading
The Softbank Vision Fund and the Qatar Investment Authority have broadened the definition of “long-term” when it comes to real estate investment. Continue reading
A new study found that, based on median incomes, single women can afford only two-thirds as much house as their male counterparts and that the highest earning ethnic group (Asians) can afford more than twice as much house as the lowest earning group (b… Continue reading
The real estate industry is a space ripe for change and disruption — from the way homes are bought and sold, to how people are paying and who’s doing that buying and selling. With change happening at such a torrid pace, it’s often hard to keep up, so w… Continue reading
After years of inventory shortages and bidding wars, the number of homes on the market may finally be going up, Trulia found. Continue reading
New York City clocked in as the least affordable city, with rent accounting for 121 percent of each paycheck, according to a new study released on Friday. Continue reading
Pending home sales dropped 2.3 percent in August — the eighth consecutive month of annualized declines, according to the National Association of Realtors. Continue reading