Real Estate Brokers Sue Trulia Over its Premier Agents Program
A group of brokers have brought a lawsuit against Trulia for its Premier Agents Program, which allows agents and brokers to purchase an advertisement on […]
Residential Real Estate
U.S. Renters Paid $512 Billion in Housing Rent in 2019, Says Zillow
U.S. renters spent a cumulative $4.5 trillion on rent during the 2010s, according to a new report by the Zillow Group. In 2019 alone, renters […]
Pending Home Sales Fell 1.7 Percent in October, Says the NAR
The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday that its pending home sales index, which measures the number of purchase contracts signed, fell 1.7% last month. […]
Blackstone Exits the Single Family Rental Business
Blackstone Group Inc. is exiting its post-recession bet on single-family rental homes, selling off an investment in Invitation Homes Inc., according to the Wall Street […]
Elizabeth Warren Shames Blackstone for Buying Properties at a Low Price
Massachusetts Senator and presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren slammed private equity and asset management giant the Blackstone Group for “shamelessly” profiting from the 2008 housing crisis. […]
Demographic Changes will Result in a Deluge of Homes for Sale, Says Zillow
It’s the cycle of life. As the aging baby boomer generation starts dying off, their homes will hit the market at an accelerated pace, according […]
U.S. Homeowners are Staying in Their Homes 5 Years Longer Than in 2010
According to a new report from Redfin, the typical American homeowner has spent 13 years in their home, up from eight years in 2010. An […]
Real Estate Prices Driving Migration Patterns, Says Redfin
According to Redfin, twenty-six percent of U.S. home searchers looked to move to another metro area in the third quarter of 2019, up from 24 […]
New “i-Renting” Startup Guarantees Rental Income for Single Family Rentals
Doorstead, a new property management company co-founded by an Uber vet, joins other startups in offering guaranteed rent to landlords. According to Tech Crunch, the […]
African American Families Could Afford Just 25 Percent of Homes for Sale
Just 25 percent of homes for sale in 2018 were affordable to the median African American household, down from 39 percent in 2012, according to […]