The number of older renters in the US is skyrocketing

The research, unveiled this week by apartment search website RentCafé, shows that between 2007 and 2017, the number of renter households aged 60 and older jumped from 6.5 million to 9.4 million, or an increase of 43 percent. Continue reading

Housing starts rebound from December, still down annually

Privately owned housing starts increased 18.6 percent from December 2018 to January 2019 but was still 7.8 percent lower than January 2018, according to the most recent statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban… Continue reading

100% commission brokerage Fathom Realty will file for IPO

Fathom Realty, the cloud-based, flat-fee commission brokerage announced plans on Tuesday that it intends to file a draft registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to take the company public.  The company expects the docum… Continue reading

New home sales up slightly

New home sales in the U.S. rose 3.7 percent in December, marking the third month of growth, according to the latest residential sales report from the Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).  Continue reading