Home Buying news and trends

All-In-One Apps Ease Home-Buying Pain Points Even Post-Deal
Real Estate // April 05, 2024

Beyond the financial cost, purchasing a home can be an extremely complex and time-consuming process. From researching listings to seeking financing and appraisals, buyers find themselves juggling and coordinating multiple different tasks before closing a deal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

60% of Renters Report Financial Health in Jeopardy Over High Housing Costs
Consumer Finance // February 03, 2023

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Google, CFPB Team On Housing, Mortgage Search ‘Experience’
Real Estate // July 22, 2020

First-time home buyers and homeowners seeking to refinance have been busy online this year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

Consumers Plunge Back Into Homebuying Market
Real Estate // May 27, 2020

There’s good news for the economy on the home-buying front. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

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60% of Renters Report Financial Health in Jeopardy Over High Housing Costs

February 03, 2023
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Digital’s Impact On The Consumer’s Biggest Purchase: Their Home

August 23, 2019
One of the most fertile grounds for disruption in this digital world — ongoing, significant disruption that promises to impact one of the most important engines of the economy —...

Can A Digital Platform Make The Grade With Teachers Trying To Buy Homes?

April 15, 2019
Talk with old-timers from the Bay Area – or people approaching old-timey status – and there’s a good chance you’ll hear stories, lamentations and rants about how that metro area...

Are Consumers Ready To Buy And Sell Homes Online?

January 18, 2019
Way back in the day (which, in 21st century digital economy terms, probably means a decade or so), smart and important people used to express well-informed skepticism about the prospect...

Quick Reads
HomeLight Raises $20 Million to Expand Bridge Loan Product

August 26, 2024
Real estate technology platform HomeLight has raised $20 million of new funding to help expand its bridge loan product that helps homebuyers unlock equity from their existing home. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily […]

Google, CFPB Team On Housing, Mortgage Search ‘Experience’

July 22, 2020
First-time home buyers and homeowners seeking to refinance have been busy online this year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Consumers Plunge Back Into Homebuying Market

May 27, 2020
There’s good news for the economy on the home-buying front. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Home Sales Up 0.6 Pct In April Despite Lockdown

May 26, 2020
Sales of new single-family homes were up 0.6 percent in April compared to March, but they fell by 6 percent compared to April 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau...