As first-time home buyers evaluate housing options amid low inventory, 55 percent feel that local investors have a role in solving the housing shortage New Western, the largest national private real estate investment marketplace, released a study on single family real estate investor sentiment and...
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New Multifamily Renter Sentiment Report Reveals Surprising Trends in Housing Choices and Generational Preferences
Most renters (59%) report that they choose to rent versus feeling that they're forced to rent, and a surprisingly high number of renters (31%) report feeling either ambivalent or uninterested in home ownership altogether 74% of renters report that their timeline to purchase a home has lengthened...
2023 Has Been The Least Affordable Year for Homebuying on Record—But 2024 Is Looking Up
The least affordable markets were Anaheim and San Francisco, where homebuyers with the typical local income would’ve needed to spend over 80% of their pay on monthly housing costs. Detroit and Pittsburgh were the most affordable 2023 has been the least affordable year to buy a home in Redfin’s...
Housing Sentiment Remains Stuck in Low-Level Plateau
Only 14% of Consumers Believe It's a Good Time to Buy a Home, a New Survey Low The Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) decreased 0.6 points in November, remaining within the bounds of the low-level plateau it established in the first half of 2023. Consumers' perceptions...
Simply Homes Secures $22M to Expand US Affordable Housing
Funding will go towards buying homes in major Midwest markets to address the public housing crisis and create economic mobility Simply Homes, an automated Single Family Rental (SFR) sourcing and underwriting platform developed to help solve the affordable housing crisis by mobilizing stagnant...
BofA Report Shows Fewer Prospective Homebuyers Willing to Wait for a Better Market Environment
62% willing to wait for prices and/or rates to fall before buying a home, down from 85% just six months ago Prospective homebuyers' patience may be waning, with fewer willing to wait until home prices or interest rates come down to purchase a home, according to new data from the Bank of...
Rently and PlanOmatic Partner to Deliver Time-Saving Photo Feed Automation
Integration enables faster syndication, accelerates time-to-market Rently, a leading provider of self-touring and smart home technology solutions, and PlanOmatic, a nationwide provider of quality photography, floor plans, and 3D tours for the single-family rental industry, are pleased to announce...
HOUSING MARKETS FACING GREATER RISK OF DOWNTURNS CLUSTERED IN CALIFORNIA, NEW JERSEY AND ILLINOIS
New York City and Chicago Areas Again Have Higher Concentrations of Markets More Exposed to Declines, Based on Third-Quarter Data; At-Risk Markets Have Weaker Foreclosure, Underwater and Job Measures; Less-Vulnerable Areas Mainly in South, Midwest and New England ATTOM, a leading curator of land,...
PROPERTY MELD TO RELEASE AI SUITE ADDRESSING KEY CHALLENGES IN PROPERTY MAINTENANCE COMMUNICATION
Property Meld, the leading residential property maintenance software company, announced today a suite of AI Communication tools aiming to solve the significant challenges around correspondence throughout the lifespan of a maintenance request. The suite, launching on December 15, 2023, focuses on...









