Reality TV star Bethenny Frankel has sold her historic Connecticut estate in an off-market $7.83 million transaction. Architectural Digest reports Frankel acquired the three-acre property in the swanky New York City suburb of Greenwich in 2021 for $4.25 million. The...
Real estate investors accounted for 10.8% of home sellers in 2024, a record high level, according to a new data report from Realtor.com. Last year, 13.0% of homes were bought by investors, a slight increase from 2023 but below the 2022 peak of 13.3%. On the sell side,...
After three weeks of declining activity, a new boost of mortgage applications occurred during the week ending Jun 6, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume,...
The Canadian brokerage RARE Real Estate has expanded into the US with the launch of operations in South Florida. The company has generated over $4.5 billion in sales in just under four years, and it became a household name through the Amazon Prime series “Luxe...
Mortgage credit availability was on the rise during May, according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) data published by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The MCAI rose by 2.1% to 105.1 in May; the index was benchmarked to 100 in March 2012. The...
This week, Tech Trends highlights four platforms designed to improve the lives of homebuyers, real estate agents and roofing professionals. Introducing Visibl. Santa Ana, California-based Visbl, a fintech platform for borrowers seeking mortgages, has announced its...
