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Millennials and Gen Zers face off in battle for housing

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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 →

Unison CEO talks Netflix for real estate, social responsibility

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Thomas Sponholtz’s company assists buyers with their down payments and helps existing homeowners access their equity — services that he says give consumers more and better financing options. Continue reading →

Vulture investors are scooping up defaulted real estate debt in China

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Several large firms have invested more than $3B in nonperforming Chinese commercial loans, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Continue reading →

Real estate fundraising plunges to lowest level since 2013

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The amount of capital raised by real estate private equity funds shrunk from $35 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018 to $18 billion in 2019. Continue reading →

Whopping 3.9 million more homes needed to meet buyer demand

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From 2012 to 2019, builders constructed 5.9 million homes — far fewer than what’s needed for the 9.8 million households created during the same time period. Continue reading →

Qualia CEO Nate Baker talks tech disruption, iBuyer growth and ‘onerous’ housing regulations

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Nate Baker, whose company produces software to streamline real estate transactions, thinks trends like iBuying will get bigger even as supply shortages continue to plague cities. Continue reading →