Millennials glow up: Tech savvy age group nears 50% share of US buyers

In 2021, millennials made up the largest share of buyers at 43 percent, up from 37 percent in 2020, according to the National Association of Realtors’ Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends Report. Continue reading

5-year study finds Bitcoin is a way better investment than real estate

A study published by Point2Homes.com revealed extensive return on investment comparisons between the most popular form of cryptocurrency and real estate. The results are staggering. Continue reading

Referal networks key to serving affluent clients in faraway markets

Affluent millennials and Gen Xers looking to buy second and third homes in distant markets are an opportunity for global luxury brokerages. Continue reading

Blimp drives deal communication, compensates for data: Tech review

Imagine if Facebook compensated users for every like, image post or ad campaign they started. That’s the idea behind Blimp’s approach to bettering the industry. Continue reading

The next class of luxury homesellers is younger than you might think

In 2020, nearly half of homesellers were classified as baby boomers or the silent generation, but through the next year, a whopping 80 percent of luxury sellers will be millennials and Gen Xers. Continue reading

Americans’ preferences for bigger houses are growing

Bigger and more spread-out housing is more popular now than it was two years ago. That preference cuts across political divides and demographic categories based on race, education and age. Continue reading

Blockchain-backed Blimp raises $200K to reinvent the real estate deal

Blimp, a real estate industry business software that provides cryptocurrency in exchange of transaction data, announced in a press release that it has secured its first $200,000 from investment company Dispersion. The funding is part an effort to raise… Continue reading

More vacation home consumers willing to buy sight unseen

A new report from Vacasa suggests that agents working with vacation home investors should also pay attention to newer and younger buyers. Continue reading

‘What am I supposed to do?’: As US ages in place, report hits a nerve

A New York Times story on baby boomers not selling their homes sparked an inter-generational dispute online, complete with accusations and existential dread. Continue reading

Young adults put pandemic savings toward down payments

Zillow survey finds that half of millennials and Gen Zers plan to use money saved on transportation, child care and dining out to buy a home. Continue reading