housing market

Amazon’s HQ2 Hunt Has Real Estate Investors Making Bets
Amazon’s HQ2 Hunt Has Real Estate Investors Making Bets
October 23, 2018  |  Retail

Even before Amazon names the city where it will put its second headquarters, investors are already looking for cash commitments and capital to invest real estate...

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Mortgage Rates Near 5 Percent For First Time In Several Years
Mortgage Rates Near 5 Percent For First Time In Several Years
October 11, 2018  |  Loans

Mortgage rates reached a high that hasn’t been seen in longer than seven years when they inched up close to 5 percent on Wednesday (Oct....

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Door Opens For Opendoor’s $400M SoftBank Funding
Door Opens For Opendoor’s $400M SoftBank Funding
September 27, 2018  |  Investments

In fundraising news on Thursday (Sept. 27), Opendoor, the home selling startup, said that it has raised $400 million from SoftBank’s Vision Fund. As VentureBeat...

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Ten Years On, Banking’s Post-Crisis Evolution
Ten Years On, Banking’s Post-Crisis Evolution
September 13, 2018  |  Banking

A decade is a favorite demarcation point in taking stock and looking forward, in looking at where something has been, where it is and where...

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September 13, 2018  |  Banking

A decade is a favorite demarcation point in taking stock and looking forward, in looking at where something has been, where it is and where...

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US Economy Grows In Q2; GDP Up 4.2 Percent
US Economy Grows In Q2; GDP Up 4.2 Percent
August 30, 2018  |  Economy

U.S. economic growth in the second quarter had its strongest performance in nearly four years, but there are signs that momentum is slowing down a...

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Domino Effect In The Wings Amid Global Housing Warning Signs?
Domino Effect In The Wings Amid Global Housing Warning Signs?
August 09, 2018  |  Real Estate

To quote the great Jimi Hendrix: And so castles made of sand, fall into the sea. Eventually. So many metaphors. So little space in which to list...

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HomeLight: Why Buying A House Should Be As Easy As Buying A Toaster
HomeLight: Why Buying A House Should Be As Easy As Buying A Toaster
July 11, 2018  |  Matchmakers

The process for buying a toaster oven should not be more transparent or more reliable than the process for buying a house. A toaster oven...

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Housing Supply And Demand Imbalance Drives Home Improvement Store Sales
Housing Supply And Demand Imbalance Drives Home Improvement Store Sales
June 05, 2018  |  Retail

Millennials are finally moving out of mom and dad’s house and creating their own households, which has increased demand in the housing market. At the...

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