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Texas, Florida buyers are trading civil rights for affordability: Redfin

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Residents in Florida and Texas would rather live in states with abortion care and LGBTQ rights, but affordability worries force them to stay in their current states, according to a new Redfin survey. Continue reading →

Rental startup Piñata debuts new payments program

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Piñata Pay lets tenants build credit and earn rewards, while also potentially streamlining the rent collection process for landlords. Continue reading →

The pros and cons of representing renter clients

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Though renting may come with smaller commissions than selling, working with prospective tenants can still be a profitable part of your real estate business, Philadelphia Realtor Jonathan Pressman writes. Continue reading →

Credit-building app for renters, Boom, reports $4.5M seed round

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“We invested heavily into building our end-to-end software solution for rent reporting and consumer app layer and now we’re focused on revolutionizing the entire renter experience,” said Boom CEO and co-founder Rob Whiting. Continue reading →

RentSpree’s ApplyLink deployed by Austin Board of Realtors

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Software company RentSpree continues making headway into its multiple listing service partnership strategy with its latest union: Austin Board of Realtors and its 20,000+ member MLS, the Austin/Central Texas Realty Information Service (ACTRIS). Continue reading →

Economic anxiety accelerated Q1 multifamily rent growth slump

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Inflation and recession fears pushed renters away from higher-priced, amenity-rich developments as rent growth at the highest tiers slowed to 1.5 percent annually, according to a new CoStar analysis. Continue reading →

Young renters’ inflation rate lower than general population: Study

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Gen Zers and millennials who signed new leases in December saw their cost of goods and services increase 5.6 percent and 6.1 percent, respectively, according to a new report by Redfin. Continue reading →

Redfin builds on app feature with ‘Favorites Lists’ for buyers, renters

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Redfin’s new website and app feature will allow homebuyers and renters to save their favorite properties in customized lists and share them with their home search partner to stay organized. Continue reading →

Prices will fall in 2023. But savings will be negligible due to headwinds

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Home prices could fall by 8 percent, but rising mortgage rates and a “mild recession” will blunt the savings in buyers’ pockets, according to Capital Economics’ new U.S. Housing Market Outlook. Continue reading →