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Rent-to-own startup Divvy raises $43M in new Series B round

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The company will use the cash to add team members and beef up its technology as it works to disrupt the rent-to-own sector. Continue reading →

‘Redemption month’: New home sales exploded in August

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Sales of new, single-family homes rose an astounding 18 percent year-over-year in August, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading →

MoxiWorks launches new referral program, Intros

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With Intros, real people nurture leads from brokerage databases until they’re ready to be personally introduced to an agent. Continue reading →

Kribbz offers home sellers an alternative — a 1-day bidding war

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Kribbz is a real estate marketplace where investors can offer cash and fast close to home sellers looking for an alternative to traditional brokerages. Continue reading →

Online retailer Wayfair to sell pre-designed sets of home furnishings

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The company believes the prospect of buying a room’s worth of furnishings and fixtures will appeal to property managers and short-term rental owners. Continue reading →

Real estate vlogger slams NAR for failing to defend against iBuyers

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“Why don’t you help us,” Frank Garay pleas of the National Association of Realtors in a video posted to YouTube Tuesday. Continue reading →

Housing market heats up in all but biggest US cities: Case-Shiller

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The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller US National Home Price NSA Index rose 3.2%, but gains were a bit more modest in the largest U.S. cities. Continue reading →

This is the best week of the year to buy a home

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A new study from realtor.com declares the week of September 22 the “Black Friday” of home shopping. Continue reading →