America’s top loan officer foresees return to bidding wars, price gains

As Shant Banosian gears up to speak at Inman Connect New York in January, he sat down with Inman to discuss the landscape for mortgage lenders heading into 2024. Continue reading

House Hacking spiked amid COVID. In 2024, it will be a household name

Last month, Fannie Mae lowered its down payment minimum for some properties, clearing a path for investors like Alejandro and Jessicas Cuevas, who bought in Chicago with hacking in mind. Continue reading

Zillow unveils top 10 markets where people dreamed of moving in 2023

The real estate portal pulled user search data and other metrics to find the top markets where people looked to move to in 2023. (Hint, the East Coast is really popular right now) Continue reading

Rates keep falling, and buyers and sellers are springing into action

Listings and pending sales hit the highest level in roughly a year, according to a new report from Redfin. Still, a record number of contracts were canceled. Continue reading

Adam Neumann’s secretive new apartment scheme is now live

The WeWork founder quietly scooped up $1 billion worth of apartment buildings near the peak of the multifamily housing market. His first building is now in lease-up. Here’s what we know. Continue reading

The investor on a quest to buy 250 rentals near the US’s top schools

Sean O’Dowd and his partners are betting that they can generate healthy returns by buying single-family homes in the best school districts. So they’re buying hundreds of homes in just 21 ZIP codes. Continue reading

See inside Blondie singer Debbie Harry’s 18th century rental home

The 78-year-old Harry bought the two-bed, three-bath Connecticut home for $785,000 in 2016 — a discount from what it sold for at its peak. Continue reading