RealPage Appoints Dana Jones as Chief Executive Officer

RealPage, Inc., a leading global provider of software and data analytics to the real estate industry, announced that Dana Jones has been named Chief Executive Officer. Jones, who was a member of RealPage’s Board of Directors since 2019 and has over two decades of experience leading and growing global enterprise software businesses, will succeed long-time CEO and founder Steve Winn, effective August 2, 2021. She will also serve as President

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More than 40% of Aspiring Gen Z Homeowners Plan to Buy Within the Next Five Years

Nearly half of future Gen Z homebuyers see themselves living in the suburbs Nearly three-quarters of Gen Z prefers home buying over renting long-term, with a significant number of these aspiring homeowners planning to enter the housing market within the next five years. However, as many Gen Zers are either in their college years or just starting their careers in the face of the pandemic’s economic uncertainties, job stability is

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SmartRent Reports Double Digit First Quarter 2021 Revenue Growth

New Units Deployed in the first quarter were 32,483, up 81% year-over-year Total Committed Units of over 600,000 as of end of March 2021 Total first quarter revenue of $19.2 million, up 16% year-over-year Deferred revenue of $64.0 million as of March 31, 2021, up 134% year-over-year Launched an exclusive integration with map visualization technology leader Engrain, as well as new product features including Guest Parking, Hubless Credentials and Salto Locks Business combination with Fifth

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Sentiment Soars in the Real Estate Industry

Mid-Year 2021 Market Sentiment Increased 57.5 Points Leading real estate consulting firm RCLCO released the results of their Real Estate Market Sentiment Survey for Mid-Year 2021, which has tracked confidence in U.S. real estate market conditions for the past 10 years. The results reflect strong optimism as the nation reopens:  RCLCO’s Real Estate Market Sentiment Index (RMI), which measures sentiment on a 100-point scale, has increased 57.5 points over the past six months,

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ServiceLink Survey Reveals How COVID-19 Pandemic Spurred Shifts in Homebuying Trends

The ServiceLink State of Homebuying Report demonstrates the role of technology in homebuying and refinancing processes COVID-19 dramatically shifted the way people bought and sold homes over the last year. Like many industries, the real estate industry was forced to quickly pivot to adapt to social distancing, mask requirements and shutdowns. A new survey report, released from ServiceLink, part of the FNF family of companies and the nation’s premier provider of

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Black Knight’s First Look: Number of Seriously Past-Due Loans Continues to Improve

Long Holiday Weekend Drives Up May’s Overall Delinquency Rate – The national delinquency rate rose to 4.73% from 4.66% in April, driven largely by the three-day Memorial Day weekend foreshortening available payment windows – Similar occurrences are rare; the last time was in May 2004, at which time mortgage delinquencies jumped by more than 15% in a single month; this month saw a 1.5% increase – Early-stage delinquencies (those 30

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