Rents in the U.S. just keep going up and up

The average rent was up 3.2 percent year-over-year in June. Last month also saw the biggest average rent increase in more than a year Continue reading

Americans are flocking to HOA communities like never before

New US Census data shows that homes in Homeowners Associations are taking up a larger share of new construction and new sales than ever before. Continue reading

Single-family rent prices up 3 percent in May: CoreLogic

According to the latest CoreLogic data released on Tuesday, monthly rent for a single-family home grew by 3 percent to an average of $1,442 in May. Continue reading

Why younger generations need to understand credit scores now

Young consumers are blithely unaware of the importance of credit scores to their financial lives, according to recent surveys. This is troubling as Americans’ debt levels reach record highs. The good news is that people tend to change their behaviors o… Continue reading

How to create the ultimate comparative market analysis for your sellers 

Pricing a home is no delicate matter. The data can be overwhelming. But the right tech tools can enable you and your clients to wrangle all that information and come to a rational agreement on how the property should be priced — if you have a compellin… Continue reading

BREAKING: Purplebricks exits US after less than 2 years in market

Following months of uncertainty over Purplebricks’ future in the United States, the flat-free brokerage is exiting the U.S. market, less than two years after launching in Los Angeles in September 2017. Continue reading

What is Compass’ endgame?

In real estate, optimizing the commission split and generating revenue by selling mortgages is what brokerages have been doing for years. But investors didn’t pump over $1 billion of venture capital in Compass to build a basic brokerage. So, what is Co… Continue reading