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U.S. Home Prices Gains Higher Compared to Prior Month, Radian Home Price Index Reveals

Home prices across the United States rose at an annualized rate of 11.5 percent in May 2021 from April 2021, according to Radian Home Price Index (HPI) data released by Red Bell Real Estate, LLC, a Radian Group Inc. company (NYSE: RDN). The company believes the Radian HPI is the most comprehensive and timely measure of U.S. housing market prices and conditions available in the market today. The Radian HPI

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ATTOM EVP Kara Taylor Named 2021 Marketing Leader by HousingWire

Taylor recognized for her professional achievements, contributions to the overall housing economy, client impact and personal success over the course of her career. ATTOM, curator of the nation’s premier property database, is pleased to announce that its executive vice president of marketing, Kara Taylor, has been selected as a recipient of the inaugural HousingWire 2021 Marketing Leader awards, recognizing the most creative and influential marketing minds of the housing economy.

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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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